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Double neck CBG - #2.1

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Double neck CBG - #2.2

"Double nickel good. 3 and 4 makes great."

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Double neck CBG - #2.0

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"Thanks for the comments on my dbl neck CBG, Gary, Brian, AGP, Jerry, Keith, and Ben. It's too much fun. On to the next one."

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Double neck CBG - #2.0

"Awesome build! Great craftsmanship, Bob..."

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Double neck CBG - #2.2

"Two fer a nickle! Nice, Bob!"

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Double neck CBG - #2.2

""Nice" :-)"

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Double neck CBG - #2.2

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Double neck CBG - #2.0

"Nice woods, pretty inlays, beautiful workmanship.. "

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Double neck CBG - #2.1

"That is a right pretty porch monster,., I’ve built a few, but it’s been awhile,.,, good stuff "

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How did you learn about Cigar Box Nation?: CB Gitty

How many instruments have you built so far?: 400+ guitars,banjos,ukes,mandolins,elec basses,dulcimers,violins. 100+ amps

What do you find most interesting about cigar box guitars? (If you do not enter something meaningful here, your membership may be rejected).: It's fun to find a cool box and build an instrument to suit. I learn more tricks with every build and have expanded my use of exotic hardwoods in the necks. My hobby went berserk and I'm now building most any stringed instrument that can be made from a cigar box.

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At 3:50am on September 19, 2019, Omar Mariani said…: Thanks Bob.

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