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"And now we're up to seven! A hard-core blues fan just posted!" Diane in Chicago replied May 15, 2013 to CBG contagion spreads throughout the military!	9	Jul 29, 2013 Reply by Dan Sleep
"A thin coat of paint should make not much difference at all. IMO!" Diane in Chicago replied May 13, 2013 to Painting Bottom of Cigar Box Influence Sound?	6	May 15, 2013 Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague
"Dan, I have the Original Blues-cimer! It is a 3-string with blues fretting. Message…" Diane in Chicago replied May 11, 2013 to Please join me and help some kids with the gift of music!	10	May 26, 2013 Reply by Dan Sleep
"Here in the state of Illinois, it takes a bit of time for the state to process a req…" Diane in Chicago replied May 9, 2013 to Are Cigar Box Guitar Festivals Elligible For Non-profit and Tax-exempt Status?	32	Jun 3, 2013 Reply by Kevin M. Kraft
"I had cut some "overseas grade" necks which are thicker than my usual, and I'd bet…" Diane in Chicago replied Apr 29, 2013 to Anyone ever built a dual 3 string, tuned Gg-Bb-Ee?	8	Apr 29, 2013 Reply by David McQueen
"http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/dulciworld Lots of examples and ideas there! Y…" Diane in Chicago replied Apr 28, 2013 to Dulcimer Tuning	10	Dec 7, 2014 Reply by PhilUSAFRet
"I double check the measurements on the template with a ruler, for starters. For me…" Diane in Chicago replied Apr 7, 2013 to What's your favorite fret scale calculator?	17	Apr 9, 2013 Reply by Craig Mayhem
"http://www.ekips.org/tools/guitar/fretfind2d/ You can print a multi-page PDF, which…" Diane in Chicago replied Apr 7, 2013 to What's your favorite fret scale calculator?	17	Apr 9, 2013 Reply by Craig Mayhem
"You, sir, are not alone: www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/fret-spacing-and-sharpe…" Diane in Chicago replied Mar 29, 2013 to Losing heart but not beaten.	11	Mar 29, 2013 Reply by Diane in Chicago
"Thanks! Filed away!" Diane in Chicago replied Mar 20, 2013 to All the fiddle measurements / dimensions you could ever want	1	Mar 20, 2013 Reply by Diane in Chicago

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Diane in Chicago's Discussions (897)

"And now we're up to seven! A hard-core blues fan just posted!"

"A thin coat of paint should make not much difference at all. IMO!"

"Dan, I have the Original Blues-cimer! It is a 3-string with blues fretting. Message…"

"Here in the state of Illinois, it takes a bit of time for the state to process a req…"

"I had cut some "overseas grade" necks which are thicker than my usual, and I'd bet…"

"http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/dulciworld Lots of examples and ideas there! Y…"

"I double check the measurements on the template with a ruler, for starters. For me…"

"http://www.ekips.org/tools/guitar/fretfind2d/ You can print a multi-page PDF, which…"

"You, sir, are not alone: www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/fret-spacing-and-sharpe…"

"Thanks! Filed away!"

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