Hi from England

Hi All

First post here from me.  My name is Midge and I live in the city of Lincoln here in England.

I am nearer to 60 than 16 and have just started out learning to play guitar.  I am a huge

Blues fan and it was while web browsing Blues sites that I came across Cigar Box Guitars,

it did not take me long from that point to find this forum.  I have already ordered my first cigar box so that I can attempt to make my own CBG, others here have said that this can be addictive and

I'm hoping it is.  Some fantastic advice and inspiration on this forum.  

Midge

Lincoln, England

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on March 10, 2013 at 5:24am

greetings from NW London Midge! plenty going on around on here and in your part of the the country this year! (-:

Permalink Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry on March 10, 2013 at 5:57am

Welcome to the fun Midge. It's not really addictive, I'm only working on build #12, (about one a month for me). You can quit whenever you want to. You just won't want to.

Permalink Reply by smilingdog1 on March 10, 2013 at 10:07am

Welcome to Cigar Box Nation Midge! I have to agree they're addictive.

Permalink Reply by Hep Cat on March 10, 2013 at 10:37am

Thanks for the greetings guys.  I haven't even got my first box yet but have spent the day sourcing stuff to use in

the build.  I haven't done any "woodwork" since schooldays, many years ago now, and I was rubbish then but I'll give it my best shot.

Midge

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