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"Know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em. Thanks Shane!" Hollis Fenn replied Dec 20, 2017 to How to Play "Honky Tonk Woman" on Cigar Box Guitar	2	Dec 21, 2017 Reply by David
"I have the boxes and necks roughed out for two new projects. One will be a 3-string…" Hollis Fenn replied Nov 18, 2017 to What's on your workbench?	2270	Sep 8, 2023 Reply by Carl Floyd
"Richard, I like what you did with the bottle opener. You have a multi-purpose party…" Hollis Fenn replied Oct 1, 2017 to Eddy Finn "Cigar Box" Ukulele	40	Oct 1, 2017 Reply by Paul Craig
"One of the Carolina Box Guitar Club guys played one of his builds at the wood shop i…" Hollis Fenn replied Sep 7, 2017 to Anyone belong to a Makerspace etc?	11	Oct 15, 2017 Reply by Timothy Hunter
"This also the tuning for a baritone ukulele, so chord shapes, songs, help for that i…" Hollis Fenn replied Aug 7, 2017 to 4 string info needed .	9	Aug 8, 2017 Reply by Paul Craig
"I'm posting to follow this. I had to miss the one this year but hope to make it next…" Hollis Fenn replied Jul 10, 2017 to 1st Annual Greenville Cigar Box Guitar Festival	2	Jul 10, 2017 Reply by Hollis Fenn
"Thanks for the information. As you say, these ar so much fun. Now I'm taking notice…" Hollis Fenn replied May 30, 2017 to Check out this fast paced, foot stomping, knee slapping, three stringing, blues sliding, little ditty I came up with!!	15	Jun 4, 2017 Reply by Rob Zamites
"Very nice, Keep up the good playing. Do you know the pick up and strings used? Thank…" Hollis Fenn replied May 25, 2017 to Check out this fast paced, foot stomping, knee slapping, three stringing, blues sliding, little ditty I came up with!!	15	Jun 4, 2017 Reply by Rob Zamites
"I feel your pain. I drilled a hole in my last box for the jack, then realized it was…" Hollis Fenn replied May 20, 2017 to After over a thousand instruments, I still screw up	5	May 22, 2017 Reply by JL
"Thanks people. I'll get back to Uncle Fred. I see he posts in the NC group and he ha…" Hollis Fenn replied Apr 8, 2017 to How to start a new group on CBN?	4	Apr 8, 2017 Reply by Hollis Fenn

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Hollis Fenn's Discussions (20)

"Know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em. Thanks Shane!"

"I have the boxes and necks roughed out for two new projects. One will be a 3-string…"

"Richard, I like what you did with the bottle opener. You have a multi-purpose party…"

"One of the Carolina Box Guitar Club guys played one of his builds at the wood shop i…"

"This also the tuning for a baritone ukulele, so chord shapes, songs, help for that i…"

"I'm posting to follow this. I had to miss the one this year but hope to make it next…"

"Thanks for the information. As you say, these ar so much fun. Now I'm taking notice…"

"Very nice, Keep up the good playing. Do you know the pick up and strings used? Thank…"

"I feel your pain. I drilled a hole in my last box for the jack, then realized it was…"

"Thanks people. I'll get back to Uncle Fred. I see he posts in the NC group and he ha…"

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