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Darren "Big Daddy" Dukes's Blog (7)

End of an Era, Back Porch Mojo will be closing.

I want to thank all of those in the CBG community who have taught me, supported me, learned from me... and especially been my customers.

I know there has been a lot of talk about me and my Back Porch Mojo of late, and I just want to take a moment to clear up some of the facts and fiction. I have basically stopped building at this time. For better than a year I have suffered from some really nasty tendonitis in my right elbow and shoulder. these were the perils of being an…

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Added by Darren "Big Daddy" Dukes on May 15, 2011 at 4:26am — 6 Comments

What a great year!!

To everyone who has been a friend and to all who have been customers of mine at Back Porch Mojo I want to thank you all for a great 2010!! it was a great year for making guitars and new friends!! it had its ups and down as any year will, I had a number of health issues and the tendonitis problem (from building too much!!) and the new year will begin with a corrective surgery to get me back on the building path, but pain free!! Wooo Hooo!! I am excited to begin a new year and see what the CBG…

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Added by Darren "Big Daddy" Dukes on December 31, 2010 at 4:52am — 3 Comments

Just the parts mam... duh, duh,duh,du

Okay it's not Drag net.. but In response to a number of request, we at Back porch mojo have added a "Parts Pack"

Just the parts, no box, no neck...just the parts you need to make a 3 or 4 string Cigar Box or cookie tin guitar

available in the Back Porch Mojo store

available in a 3 string… Continue

Added by Darren "Big Daddy" Dukes on January 15, 2010 at 9:06am — No Comments

more parts at the Back Porch Mojo store!!

Big Daddy, is at it again more parts in the Store

Back porch mojo is now offering Volume and Tone pots for all you builders

250k pots

500k pots

and we have in the store single strings so if you planning a diddley bow or maybe you broke a string, just maybe want some spares around...… Continue

Added by Darren "Big Daddy" Dukes on December 22, 2009 at 6:36pm — No Comments

Cigar box Bass Kits now available

Back porch mojo is pleased to announce we have finally added a Bass Kit to our ever expanding store!!
My brother Big Dan is the Bass man and is now putting together for you a Bass CBG kit check it out at the Back porch mojo store

Added by Darren "Big Daddy" Dukes on December 8, 2009 at 12:59am — 1 Comment

new parts at the Back Porch Mojo store

Big Daddy here, and I am trying to help all my fellow CBG'ers by tracking down and making available the parts and information I had to search and search for to fuel my CBG addiction! I have found some great tuning pegs, and they will put your next CBG over the top!! every one knows that Kluson tuners on an old les paul or other vintage axe gives it a look you just cant get any other way... but Klusons are expensive!! vintage sets can run in the hundreds of dollars and new reproductions are… Continue

Added by Darren "Big Daddy" Dukes on December 2, 2009 at 7:16pm — 1 Comment

crazy to the 9's sale at Back Porch Mojo

there's is supposed to be something cosmic and spooky about it being 9/9/09 so I got wierd and put our best selling model on sale at $99.99 our working mans mojo 4 string CBG regularly $125.95 today only!!

Added by Darren "Big Daddy" Dukes on September 9, 2009 at 2:03am — 1 Comment