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"I am having a hard time with getting 2 images sent. At any rate, all CBG builders s…" gary sheldon replied Apr 6, 2017 to Archives: the 2017 Paint Can Lid Dobro Challenge	47	Apr 30, 2017 Reply by Crowdaddy
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"Thanks for that Kigar. I will give it a go next time I am in my shop. " gary sheldon replied Mar 25, 2017 to The Piccolo Cigar Box Guitar - Get Mandolin & Uke Tones with 1/2 Scale Concept	32	Mar 25, 2017 Reply by gary sheldon
"Good luck. I have pretty much abandoned mine because I never was able to find out w…" gary sheldon replied Mar 25, 2017 to The Piccolo Cigar Box Guitar - Get Mandolin & Uke Tones with 1/2 Scale Concept	32	Mar 25, 2017 Reply by gary sheldon
"Oh, like Harleys vs Jap bikes? : ) Thanks for the reply." gary sheldon replied Dec 8, 2016 to Three string vs four	3	Dec 9, 2016 Reply by JL
"I built mine months ago, but I never did find out what kind of strings to put on. I…" gary sheldon replied Dec 6, 2016 to The Piccolo Cigar Box Guitar - Get Mandolin & Uke Tones with 1/2 Scale Concept	32	Mar 25, 2017 Reply by gary sheldon
"This shows the cover. And a bit of detail of the inside." gary sheldon replied Jul 3, 2016 to Neck almost thru/ butt up end/ the string retainer side	24	Jul 3, 2016 Reply by gary sheldon
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"I agree. We all have our methods and reasons for using different sequences. It may…" gary sheldon replied Jun 16, 2016 to Curious about other builders building sequence. ie., when to install frets.	18	Jun 17, 2016 Reply by Rick Alexander

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gary sheldon's Discussions (247)

"I am having a hard time with getting 2 images sent. At any rate, all CBG builders s…"

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"Thanks for that Kigar. I will give it a go next time I am in my shop. "

"Good luck. I have pretty much abandoned mine because I never was able to find out w…"

"Oh, like Harleys vs Jap bikes? : ) Thanks for the reply."

"I built mine months ago, but I never did find out what kind of strings to put on. I…"

"This shows the cover. And a bit of detail of the inside."

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