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How did you learn about Cigar Box Nation?: CBGitty

How many instruments have you built so far?: 4

What do you find most interesting about cigar box guitars? (If you do not enter something meaningful here (at least one sentence long), your membership may be rejected as a spam/bot fake account).: It mixes many of my favorite things! Music, building things, blues/rock, homemade, creative, and I can also mix it with my other passion of design and planning on mixing low tech with high tech in terms of SOLIDWORKS 3D software...long story there!

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At 2:32am on March 27, 2019, A.D.EKER said…: Hello John ! Thanks for your reaction on the Video ! appriciated !greeettszz A.D.

At 1:08am on May 10, 2018, A.D.EKER said…: Thanks for the Compiment and the like Greeetttssszz A.D.

At 12:08pm on October 22, 2017, A.D.EKER said…: thanks for your like there john ! appriciated!

At 12:11pm on February 17, 2017, Trevor Sewell said…: Great to connect John I haven't been on the site for quite a while - hope you had a good trip back :)

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At 9:12am on November 19, 2016, A.D.EKER said…: Hi There ! John ! Thanks for your like ! Appriciated ! Greeeettsszz A.D.

At 1:34pm on October 22, 2016, Brian Walak said…: Thanks for the kind words. I have not built anything in years. I have a few builds in progress that I just can't find the ambition to finish. How about yourself?

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