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Cold War

Just shipped my first guitar to Russia. I've shipped all over Europe, Asia, Australia and such. But this is the first to Moscow. Just want to see if 3-strings can prevent another cold war.

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Permalink Reply by Chris Carlson on April 19, 2014 at 4:59pm

That's interesting Wayne, just came across a member (Capt. Nemo?) who is over there building a knock off from Elmars' Flatpup on EBay for $75 a pop... Don't think he'll sell to many at that price - but they really look and sound good judging by his video.

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