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"Fantastic Bob...maybe I can play? " john w replied Mar 1, 2018 to Play Like Keef, the Rolling Stones & more: Bob Wurster's 3-string cigar box guitar lesson	13	Mar 1, 2018 Reply by john w
"The Queen of the Cigar Box Guitar..." john w replied Mar 11, 2016 to Samantha Fish Melts Faces with 4 Strings and a Cigar Box!	7	Mar 17, 2016 Reply by BUGGY (C)
"Thanks Ben...I don't know how you find this stuff but please keep it coming. Wow -…" john w replied Nov 22, 2015 to Searching for Eddie "One String" Jones - MUSIC AND PICS	13	Nov 11, 2020 Reply by BrianQ.
"Welcome...let me know if you make any discoveries." john w replied Oct 30, 2015 to All bracing deadens resonance... (Some apples and oranges of sound boards.)	11	Oct 30, 2015 Reply by Christopher Dudley
"Thanks for that." john w replied Oct 29, 2015 to My first oil can guitar	19	Nov 2, 2015 Reply by PhattyPatty
"Proof is in the playing...I am attaching a soundfile of the La Palina - shown under…" john w replied Oct 29, 2015 to All bracing deadens resonance... (Some apples and oranges of sound boards.)	11	Oct 30, 2015 Reply by Christopher Dudley
"Just click on my name and look at my blog posts here on the Nation." john w replied Oct 29, 2015 to All bracing deadens resonance... (Some apples and oranges of sound boards.)	11	Oct 30, 2015 Reply by Christopher Dudley
"Jim, I have used red cedar and poplar (ie tulip poplar not aspen). I am not s…" john w replied Oct 29, 2015 to All bracing deadens resonance... (Some apples and oranges of sound boards.)	11	Oct 30, 2015 Reply by Christopher Dudley
"Sweet...any tips on attaching the neck? An oil can is next on my list.." john w replied Oct 28, 2015 to My first oil can guitar	19	Nov 2, 2015 Reply by PhattyPatty
"Jim...check out my blog - Getting better acoustic tone and volume - documentin…" john w replied Oct 28, 2015 to All bracing deadens resonance... (Some apples and oranges of sound boards.)	11	Oct 30, 2015 Reply by Christopher Dudley

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john w's Discussions (12)

"Fantastic Bob...maybe I can play? "

"The Queen of the Cigar Box Guitar..."

"Thanks Ben...I don't know how you find this stuff but please keep it coming. Wow -…"

"Welcome...let me know if you make any discoveries."

"Thanks for that."

"Proof is in the playing...I am attaching a soundfile of the La Palina - shown under…"

"Just click on my name and look at my blog posts here on the Nation."

"Jim, I have used red cedar and poplar (ie tulip poplar not aspen). I am not s…"

"Sweet...any tips on attaching the neck? An oil can is next on my list.."

"Jim...check out my blog - Getting better acoustic tone and volume - documentin…"

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