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Extreme Makeover Home Edition

This summer the ABC television series Extreme Makeover Home Edition built a house in 7 days for my neighbor. It will air this Sunday on ABC…

Started by steve (Roots)

6 Oct 18, 2009
Reply by Cogdell boy (Robert J.)

finding photo and forum pages

how do you find forum pages? i was going thru the forum pages and stopped for the night on page 100,when i came back on i could not figure…

Started by jerry de roche

7 Oct 18, 2009
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1/4 inch jacks

Does anyone have a good technique for using the common Radio Shack jacks on the boxes that have thick sides? I hate to keep buying the lon…

Started by Dan Sleep

7 Oct 17, 2009
Reply by Dan Sleep

THIS TOO BIG FOR A CANJO?

Been kind of eyeballing this tin. It is pretty big says approx 14 1/2". Isn't that pretty big? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt

Started by Paul Doug

3 Oct 17, 2009
Reply by paul @ huckleberry guitar

screwups gone good.

well im on my first build and i decided to use a box form a gun cleaning kit i had laying around. and to be honest after finishing the neck…

Started by Tim

6 Oct 17, 2009
Reply by Kevin Sprague (Knotlenny)

Playin too much

I want to start my second build but I'm having too much fun playing my first one.

Started by Ghostwitch

4 Oct 17, 2009
Reply by Ben

Is there any real difference between nylon uke strings and nylon banjo strings?

I have nylon uke strings in the stash, and am building a banjo soon. Can I use the uke strings and will they perform like banjo strings wou…

Started by Diane in Chicago

7 Oct 17, 2009
Reply by Mark Werner

I need a box... a particular box

A box with artwork/text relating to a shotgun preferably with the Beretta brand on it somewhere. Something along the lines of a Field and S…

Started by Raymond Overman

11 Oct 17, 2009
Reply by L.J.

New here, just saying hello

Hey everyone, I stumbled upon the cigar box guitar several months back after reading about Luther Dickinson online while I was bored out of…

Started by Michael Clark

7 Oct 16, 2009
Reply by Eric Porter

Losing your Mojo

Hey all, I was feelin pretty bad lately (should be great blues feed) due to some shit thats going on in my life and wasnt realy playing mu…

Started by Bluesdog

24 Oct 16, 2009
Reply by Hip Bone Bellaire

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