my first strummer

3rd CBG build and 1st dulcimer strummer

22" scale tuned DAd with 2, 3, 4 strings from guitar set (16,26,36)

maple and african mahogany neck, A. mahogany fret board and a macanudo box

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Permalink Reply by CrocBite on January 15, 2013 at 3:45pm
Slick! Is that the macanudo box with metal plates on both sides of the top?
Permalink Reply by Bad Wolf on January 15, 2013 at 3:53pm

yep i took the one inside off though. i saw another guy on here say they are a rare box but it was the very first cigar box i got lol not sure how rare that would make it

Permalink Reply by Arnold Kelly on January 15, 2013 at 4:14pm

VERY nice! :)

Permalink Reply by Rooster Reaves on January 16, 2013 at 9:14am

Nice man!!!

Permalink Reply by Battmann on August 31, 2013 at 3:14pm

nice strumme. did you  do a zero fret.  what guage fret wire do you use for the zero fret?

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