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Building a Cigar Box Guitar Part 1 - Intro
I have consolidated all of the information that was originally available here (along with much more) into a complete book. You can download it at the following link for free.
http://joshuagayou.com/downloads/AdvancedCigarBoxGuitarConstruction...
http://joshuagayou.com/downloads/AdvancedCigarBoxGuitarConstruction...
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Permalink Reply by Brian "Pork Pie" Anderson on
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Cool Josh, I have been collecting your photo posts for awhile now. I am really interested in creating necks, but I cant wait to read everything you have to share.
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Permalink Reply by Dianne Woods on
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Thank you Josh for sharing how to build a CBG your way with us.
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Permalink Reply by HERMIT on
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You are a scholar and a gentleman for creating this. these lessons will help many CBG'ers create their own masterpiece.
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Permalink Reply by mark bellamy on
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this is wonderful. thank you for all your time and effort.
Mark
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Permalink Reply by Fat Stan on
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I am fairly new here, and am blown away by your generosity in sharing this superb guide with us.
It will make building my own guitars just so much easier.
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Permalink Reply by Dan Mullen on
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Is there a new link to the Advance Cigar Box Guitar Construction pdf?
Thanks Dan
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