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"Hi all- I downloaded all of these yesterday and started burning them onto CD (what'…" One String Willie replied Sep 30, 2009 to Smithsonian Podcasts 24 hours of Americana (and World Music)	6	Sep 30, 2009 Reply by TINQUI8
"I bought a copy and contributed it to the library where we have played several gigs.…" One String Willie replied Aug 27, 2009 to "Songs Inside The Box"	18	Nov 17, 2009 Reply by Graham
"Hi Brian- Thanks for posting this! I posted a short bit in the Old School forum. I…" One String Willie replied Aug 18, 2009 to "Wot! no Articles?"	44	Aug 18, 2009 Reply by Brian Lemin
"Hi Chris- If you have measured and installed the frets and nut carefully, the dista…" One String Willie replied Aug 6, 2009 to Fret Issues	4	Aug 6, 2009 Reply by Doc Oakroot
"Here is the history: For the US Labor Day (first Monday in September), check out ht…" One String Willie replied Aug 4, 2009 to CIGAR BOX NATION: POPULATION 2000 !!!!	32	Jan 21, 2010 Reply by Cigar Box Nation
"Hi Jim- If your CBG is electric with electromagnetic pickups, i would go ahead and…" One String Willie replied Jul 31, 2009 to String Type	4	Jul 31, 2009 Reply by Wichita Sam
"Craig, thanks again for starting this thread! This is fairly closely related to the…" One String Willie replied Jul 29, 2009 to Are there Rules within the no Rules?	21	Jul 31, 2009 Reply by Doug Thorsvik
"Hi Craig- This is definitely a philosophical question! I am not a philosopher, but…" One String Willie replied Jul 29, 2009 to Are there Rules within the no Rules?	21	Jul 31, 2009 Reply by Doug Thorsvik
"Hi William- I would suggest simply building a stick-through-box model along the lin…" One String Willie replied Jun 30, 2009 to CBG Beginner & Forum New Guy.	8	Jul 1, 2009 Reply by Ishmaelprophet
"Hi Steve- Just inviting you to consider another way of looking at this, think back…" One String Willie replied Jun 19, 2009 to How to protect a paper cover cigar box?	11	Mar 11, 2011 Reply by ANDOMANDO,,also known as ANDY

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One String Willie's Discussions (66)

"Hi all- I downloaded all of these yesterday and started burning them onto CD (what'…"

"I bought a copy and contributed it to the library where we have played several gigs.…"

"Hi Brian- Thanks for posting this! I posted a short bit in the Old School forum. I…"

"Hi Chris- If you have measured and installed the frets and nut carefully, the dista…"

"Here is the history: For the US Labor Day (first Monday in September), check out ht…"

"Hi Jim- If your CBG is electric with electromagnetic pickups, i would go ahead and…"

"Craig, thanks again for starting this thread! This is fairly closely related to the…"

"Hi Craig- This is definitely a philosophical question! I am not a philosopher, but…"

"Hi William- I would suggest simply building a stick-through-box model along the lin…"

"Hi Steve- Just inviting you to consider another way of looking at this, think back…"

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