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"Great job all! Thank you so much Steve for making this happen. Merry Christmas!" Robert Killen replied Dec 21, 2016 to 2016 Cigar Box Nation Christmas Album Submissions Page	113	Dec 21, 2016 Reply by Robert Killen
"Hey Steve, I was hoping to put together another original tune, but I'm outta time. I…" Robert Killen replied Dec 17, 2016 to 2016 Cigar Box Nation Christmas Album Submissions Page	113	Dec 21, 2016 Reply by Robert Killen
"I'll put together something original this year. Looking forward to it!" Robert Killen replied Nov 20, 2016 to 2016 Cigar Box Nation Christmas Album Submissions Page	113	Dec 21, 2016 Reply by Robert Killen
"Hi Simon, It looks like you're pretty well set with your existing fret board, which…" Robert Killen replied Mar 6, 2016 to Diatonic	28	Mar 10, 2016 Reply by simon
"You may have seen this already, but CB Gitty has a (new?) ad here on CBN for rods sp…" Robert Killen replied Jan 20, 2016 to Electric solid body newbie questions	20	Jan 25, 2016 Reply by Pete Staehling
"I use the eye bolt/wingnut method on most of mine. I struggled with initial winding…" Robert Killen replied Jan 17, 2016 to Minimalist ideas	11	Jan 17, 2016 Reply by Robert Killen
":-D" Robert Killen replied Jan 17, 2016 to Wonderful video! - Scatman Crothers on tenor guitar with Redd Foxx	4	Jan 17, 2016 Reply by Cause the Blue rat
"I have to admit, until I saw the strings I was utterly perplexed. Now I have to have…" Robert Killen replied Jan 6, 2016 to The Most Beautiful Music You'll Hear from Soup Cans & Pallet Wood	27	May 8, 2017 Reply by Bruce Boogie
"Just in case... I made the mistake of trying to burn an audio CD onto a recordable D…" Robert Killen replied Dec 23, 2015 to 2015 Christmas Album Ready for Download!!	37	Dec 26, 2015 Reply by Urban Bill
"Okay. I answered my own question... If I select the "Edit Playlist" button at the bo…" Robert Killen replied Dec 23, 2015 to How do I delete music that I uploaded?	2	Dec 23, 2015 Reply by Robert Killen

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Robert Killen's Discussions (84)

"Great job all! Thank you so much Steve for making this happen. Merry Christmas!"

"Hey Steve, I was hoping to put together another original tune, but I'm outta time. I…"

"I'll put together something original this year. Looking forward to it!"

"Hi Simon, It looks like you're pretty well set with your existing fret board, which…"

"You may have seen this already, but CB Gitty has a (new?) ad here on CBN for rods sp…"

"I use the eye bolt/wingnut method on most of mine. I struggled with initial winding…"

":-D"

"I have to admit, until I saw the strings I was utterly perplexed. Now I have to have…"

"Just in case... I made the mistake of trying to burn an audio CD onto a recordable D…"

"Okay. I answered my own question... If I select the "Edit Playlist" button at the bo…"

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