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"Hey There! Can I set up Piezo pickups without pots and just use my amp for volume control? I want a real clean look on the front."

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"The fret spacing will be way off, plenty of fret spacing calculators like Stewmac, Wfret & FretFind2D, Etc. "

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"Any advice if I want it to be a 23" acoustic-only? Is the 23" a different fret spacing than 25" or just fewer frets past the double dots?"

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How did you learn about Cigar Box Nation?: starting my first build

How many instruments have you built so far?: 0

What do you find most interesting about cigar box guitars? (If you do not enter something meaningful here, your membership may be rejected).: I love to play them as a break from 6 string...also, I've begun collecting vintage boxes which are cool...sitting on the shelf looking good and waiting to be a CBG!

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