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"The pick up and sarounds are from e bay.very cheap and good value Mal" Mal Chilvers replied Nov 15, 2012 to My sons latest builds	9	Nov 16, 2012 Reply by Sleepy John
"Hi Sorry that one not for sale but he intends to do a series of cbg's with simila pa…" Mal Chilvers replied Nov 14, 2012 to My sons latest builds	9	Nov 16, 2012 Reply by Sleepy John
"Cheers John and a very expecive subtitute I actualy went for glass.Thanks for your r…" Mal Chilvers replied Sep 28, 2012 to MojoBone Slide #55: Ebony Knuckle Slide	4	Sep 28, 2012 Reply by Mal Chilvers
"I also made sticks but carved wood heads when I was fit enough to work my springer o…" Mal Chilvers replied Sep 23, 2012 to MojoBone Slide #55: Ebony Knuckle Slide	4	Sep 28, 2012 Reply by Mal Chilvers
"Hi David yes still have it and yes you guessed right I lost it, thanks alot I" Mal Chilvers replied Aug 26, 2012 to reverv peddle	5	Aug 26, 2012 Reply by Jamie MacBlues
"Hi Jamie.Love your cofedence mate ,what you don.t know is in two weeks time I'm 71 w…" Mal Chilvers replied Aug 26, 2012 to reverv peddle	5	Aug 26, 2012 Reply by Jamie MacBlues
"Now on Ebay Mal(Hull)" Mal Chilvers replied Aug 26, 2012 to new build	1	Aug 26, 2012 Reply by Mal Chilvers
"Hi John only just noticed this,have you any places left please .Any day will suite m…" Mal Chilvers replied Jul 11, 2012 to Cigar box guitar players' workshops in the Midlands	38	Jul 31, 2012 Reply by Parleblue
"Hi I nhave been looking079_stacey on e bay but noluck is he on her Mal(Hull)" Mal Chilvers replied Jun 21, 2012 to new cgb	11	Jun 21, 2012 Reply by Jamie MacBlues
"i really apreciate your eferts to help me but I have a bad tremmer wich doesn.t make…" Mal Chilvers replied May 8, 2012 to practice amp	5	May 9, 2012 Reply by Alan Hodges

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Mal Chilvers's Discussions (202)

"The pick up and sarounds are from e bay.very cheap and good value Mal"

"Hi Sorry that one not for sale but he intends to do a series of cbg's with simila pa…"

"Cheers John and a very expecive subtitute I actualy went for glass.Thanks for your r…"

"I also made sticks but carved wood heads when I was fit enough to work my springer o…"

"Hi David yes still have it and yes you guessed right I lost it, thanks alot I"

"Hi Jamie.Love your cofedence mate ,what you don.t know is in two weeks time I'm 71 w…"

"Now on Ebay Mal(Hull)"

"Hi John only just noticed this,have you any places left please .Any day will suite m…"

"Hi I nhave been looking079_stacey on e bay but noluck is he on her Mal(Hull)"

"i really apreciate your eferts to help me but I have a bad tremmer wich doesn.t make…"

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