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Irish music on a CBG

I like to play Irish songs on my CBG. Songs like, The fields of Athenry, Raglan road, Roddy McCorley ect. Also some fiddle tunes on my 3 st…

Started by Tam Givens

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Mar 5
Reply by Aaron Green

Where do you get your cigar boxes???

I've been using using ebay to get my cigar boxes. It's the only place I seem to be able to get them. The americans seem to love their cigar…

Started by Dan Butler

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Jan 18, 2012
Reply by Shagbeard Coel

glass cigar tubes

Could these be cut and used as slides. Just wondering if anybody has tried

Started by uncle Lou

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Jun 17, 2010

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Irish music on a CBG

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Where do you get your cigar boxes???

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