Making a Giant Kazoo from 1" PVC (Silly DIY Project)
It's been a while since I did an episode of Kazoo Fridays, so I figured it was time. This week, I attempt to make a giant kazoo from 1" PVC scraps and a piec...
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Cigar Box Guitar Museum at Speal's Tavern
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Get updates on The Cigar Box Guitar Museum at Speal's Tavern, the world's first permanent museum collection of Cigar Box Guitars. Speal's Tavern…
Cigar Box Fiddles - Plans, ideas, tips & more
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Evans solid body guitar.
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Vintage Hubcap guitar build all stages...
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Guitar Pick-ups
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Free Cigar Box Tablature Library
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3-String Bass Project - Dual pickups with switch.
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Pictures of my new Guitar (4 strings).
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Will still be a awhile before us CBG builders are taken over by artificial intelligence.
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Vote for the Delta Blues Outlaws in the Blues Blast Music Awards ~
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Amazing Guitar Bridge for CBG!
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