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  • SOAPBOX - Rants & Raves

    SOAPBOX - Rants & Raves

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

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    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

    251 members Latest Activity: Jan 31 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…

  • Ohio CBG Cooperative

    Ohio CBG Cooperative

    46 members Latest Activity: Mar 4 A place for all you buckeyes to get together and talk about your cbg's- builds, purchases, performances etc.

  • 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…

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