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  • SOAPBOX - Rants & Raves

    SOAPBOX - Rants & Raves

    94 members Latest Activity: May 19, 2018 A sounding board for the CBG Revolutionary

  • Cigar Box Ukulele

    Cigar Box Ukulele

    422 members Latest Activity: Nov 11, 2022 Does your cigar box contain a jumping flea?

  • CB Nation Recording Studio

    CB Nation Recording Studio

    260 members Latest Activity: Feb 6, 2018 An experimental recording collective where members of the Nation can collaborate on music with other members. Please start a new discussion for each…

  • Australian CBG

    Australian CBG

    169 members Latest Activity: Sep 9, 2021 Australian builders can meet and discuss issues with making guitars down under.

  • Teisco and vintage Japanese Lovers group.

    Teisco and vintage Japanese Lovers group.

    100 members Latest Activity: Apr 1, 2020

    For all things Teisco. AND those sweet vintage japanese guitars with those vintage pickups made by Teisco that no guitar on the planet can match.…

  • CBG in CALIFORNIA

    CBG in CALIFORNIA

    104 members Latest Activity: Oct 21, 2022

  • Can Jo Consortium

    Can Jo Consortium

    250 members Latest Activity: Dec 27, 2022 The simplest little resonator instrument of all. Please add links to plans, photos of your canjos and ideas you've found that make the most of this…

  • Steampunk Collective

    Steampunk Collective

    257 members Latest Activity: Nov 16, 2022 A place to discuss, dream up and create Steampunk instruments.

  • Scandinavian CBG headquarters

    Scandinavian CBG headquarters

    54 members Latest Activity: Jul 4, 2022 Welcome CBG players from Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland. Let's share our “arctic” experiences and ideas. Broaden your CBG network in…

  • New York Cigar Box Guitars

    New York Cigar Box Guitars

    40 members Latest Activity: Sep 26, 2019 The Cigar Box Guitar group for builders and musicians in the New York area.

  • DULCIWORLD: Dulcimers & Strummers

    DULCIWORLD: Dulcimers & Strummers

    387 members Latest Activity: Dec 12, 2022

    This group is opened…

  • CBG Nation's Chapel

    CBG Nation's Chapel

    161 members Latest Activity: Feb 11, 2022 A place where you can talk about spirit, soul, God or anything that's weighting you down. We take prayer requests too. Wichita Sam - Chaplain

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