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Welcome CBG players from Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland. Let's share our “arctic” experiences and ideas. Broaden your CBG network in this corner of the world. Friends and fans around the world are more than welcome to join!

Location: Scandinavia / Northern Europe
Members: 53
Latest Activity: Apr 8, 2020

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Danish builders of cbg

Started by Jens Bo Frederiksen. Last reply by Jack Brandenburg Mar 17, 2018. 5 Replies 0 Likes

Hej hvor mange er vi som bygger i danmark. Er der nogen som vil være med til at lave et træf hvor vi spiller eller deler bygge tricksHilsenJensContinue

I used to live in Norway

Started by Tim Greenhalgh. Last reply by Jarmo Katajisto Aug 19, 2013. 1 Reply 2 Likes

Tim Greenhalgh presents CBGs to "Canned Heat"Just click on the link above to see the video.Hey my Scandinavian friends, I just wanted to…Continue

Finding red oak/poplar/maple in norway

Started by Vini Machado. Last reply by Brian Wallace Jun 10, 2013. 3 Replies 0 Likes

I moved to bergen, norway a few months ago and have had a hard time finding wood for necks. When i lived in boston i could just go to home depot and get oak and poplar at the right size but here it…Continue

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Comment by Karloshi on April 8, 2020 at 5:01am: Hi all. English guy living in Finland. Started making my first box guitar this week. I was looking at buying a resonator guitar but making my own looks like a lot more fun.

I found a nice old box and a lot of random "junk" in the barn I think should work for a makeshift cone. Looking at this from a novice point of view I think making the neck is going to be the challenge.

Comment by ChickenboneJohn on September 18, 2015 at 11:55am: I'm not often on CBN, but for you Northern European people..check this..Seasick Steve and Chickenbone John on the front cover of Musiker Magazinet!!

Comment by Jarmo Katajisto on April 22, 2015 at 6:12am: https://www.huuto.net/kohteet/daddy-mojo-san-julia-pin-up-series-3-...

Comment by Jarmo Katajisto on April 22, 2015 at 6:11am: Hieman haikein mielin aion luopua Daddy Mojo San Juliastani.

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Comment by Marty the random guy on April 7, 2015 at 8:26am: great too see so many members and cbg addicts in this group. do you know if there are any cbg festivals/clubs or similar going on up here in the north?

Comment by Ole Christensen on October 4, 2014 at 4:53pm: jo jo, der er mindst en mere :-)

Comment by Jens Bo Frederiksen on October 4, 2014 at 4:23pm: Hej. Jeg bor på Møn. Er der nogen på sjælland eller de sydlige øer. Som bygger og spiller CBG
Jeg er lige blever færdig med min første hjemmebyggede 3 strenget CBG

Comment by Ole Christensen on September 10, 2014 at 12:44pm: Jeg bor i Hillerød, Danmark. Haugesund er i Norge så vidt jeg ved ?

Comment by Brian Wallace on September 10, 2014 at 10:45am: Ole Christensen, hvor bor du?. I live in Haugesund

Comment by Ole Christensen on September 9, 2014 at 5:33pm: Er der nogen her der vil være med til en workshop, hvor vi bygger en CBG hver sådan nogenlunde fra bunden ?