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What do you find most interesting about cigar box guitars? (If you do not enter something meaningful here (at least one sentence long), your membership may be rejected as a spam/bot fake account).: The idea that making beautiful musical instruments is not limited to some specialists, with arcane knowledge, in a far-away workshop somewhere. It's accessible to all.

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At 6:34am on February 24, 2014, Rob Uker said…: I just checked out your pics.

You have some very nice looking ukuleles.

At 3:20am on August 14, 2013, Michael Fred Johnson said…: Yes I have found that encasing the disc reduces feedback. Like that No.22 of yours with the brass fittings

At 3:44am on September 21, 2012, darren brown said…: thanks mike ,yes nice cbg,s you have there .

At 12:29am on August 27, 2012, joe cerroni said…: Hi Michael, I really like your work. You are a fine craftsman. I dig the unique look of each one of your instruments. The different sound hole and headstock shapes are great! Keep em coming!

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