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CBG saved my musical life
Posted on November 2, 2013 at 10:29pm 7 Comments 8 Likes
I can't live without music, and playing music has always been a huge part of my life.
5 years ago, a fight with 2 drunken guys changed a lot of things concerning my musical life. Despite the fact I punched them hard, one of them hit my left wrist with a big knife, cuting nerves and veins. I lost sensitivity in a part of my hand and two fingers often do what they want, the wound having decided I was no more their master. Well, we could say I have two fingers left, but when…
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Building with vintage paper/pressed board cigar boxes.
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Cigar Box Nation Christmas Album 2023???
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Fat Back Neck
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Sliders only.
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Back of the box or the lid?
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Sound holes, do we need them?
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Sound holes, do we need them?
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Neck and Fret Board material.
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Cigar box piccolo ukulele string gauge
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Aw, nuts......
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humbucker height
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EBE tuning
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Attention New Members
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Buzzing strings when fretted. Frets look good. I have a zero fret license plate guitar. Break angle I can inprove at the nut however the buzzing is coming from the bridge, I used a banjo bridge.
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Building a gas can guitar
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First licence plate build
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Who will be the first to embed GO in CBG? =)
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Man & A Half ~ the Delta Blues Outlaws
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My first CBG from Captain Nemoff.
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I have not been 'round in a long time.
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New Album 2023
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"If I do finish that Christmas tune -well it's quite diff. from what ya might expect, but on a CBG fer sher. -Glenn"
"Finishing a 3 stg. slider for a bro., then a few diddleys for fun and other Christmas gift work. Might post a seasonal song here :) -Glenn"
Building with vintage paper/pressed board cigar boxes.
I have a few cigar boxes of the pressed board/paper variety and would like tips on proper bracing,…See More
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Thank You for sharing such wonderful photos of the…"
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Hi Nicolas! Well thank you for the friend request~ Yes that is Piccadilly~thanks for asking he is a great cat! Meeeowwwww^^
thank you .
Haha! I am the ever evolving neanderpaul! Musically and otherwise. ;)
Love your blog!
Thanks, Nicolas. I sure liked your video today. I am glad to have you for a nation friend.
https://www.facebook.com/joel.poupeau.9?fref=ts Here`s the facebook link to Joel Poupeau [ France cgb store ] I just sent him a batch of my bone-wood slides. Check with him if there`s any left, the shipping would be cheaper then here from the states. If he doesn`t have what your looking for get back in touch with me...I`ll make one up.
more than happy to accept your friend req,nicolas,late in the evening here,i will catch up with you soon,regards,darryl
cheers Nicholas! i just might - you never know where CBG's will take you! (-;
Thanks for the support.Cheers.
Hello, and thanks : -)
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