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"I'd buy one. Pics of various builds, pics of the notorious in the CBG community, et…" Kirk replied Sep 4, 2018 to Cigar Box Guitar Calendar	3	Sep 5, 2018 Reply by Keith Rearick
"You were great on bass, Jim! Not to mention your amazing job on Friday. I love tha…" Kirk replied Aug 29, 2018 to Who went to the York festival this weekend?	7	Aug 29, 2018 Reply by Jim Morris
"Yes, he was on the aptly named CB Gitty stage, playing with Shane and Jim." Kirk replied Aug 28, 2018 to Who went to the York festival this weekend?	7	Aug 29, 2018 Reply by Jim Morris
"If you'd like to use it as a bass, you can put E and A guitar strings on it, and use…" Kirk replied Aug 27, 2018 to 2 string CBG to use as a bass in a uke band?	6	Aug 28, 2018 Reply by JL
"That’s a great list, thank you! A lot of i’s to dot and t’s to cross! " Kirk replied Aug 11, 2018 to New to organizing, give me every bit of advice, details, do's and do nots, please!	8	Aug 12, 2018 Reply by Downtown Vinnie
"If you haven't played slide before, I'd say your best bet is to try various cheap th…" Kirk replied Aug 1, 2018 to Slides. Unable to try before buy, what to choose?	37	Sep 11, 2018 Reply by the anonymous pick
"Ohhh, I gotcha. An alternate option would be to make the back of the cigar box, the…" Kirk replied Jul 27, 2018 to Cigar box ukulele question	19	Jul 29, 2018 Reply by Kigar
"You don't need to have a stick through on a cigar box uke, just attach it to the fro…" Kirk replied Jul 27, 2018 to Cigar box ukulele question	19	Jul 29, 2018 Reply by Kigar
"What key is that? " Kirk replied Jul 23, 2018 to ADF#	6	Aug 9, 2018 Reply by JL
"2 great videos, and both are great players. " Kirk replied Jul 5, 2018 to INSANE INSTRUMENTS VIDEOS: Reverend Peyton's axe guitar & Terry Johnson's air filter guitar!	4	Jul 7, 2018 Reply by James Matthews

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Kirk's Discussions (143)

"I'd buy one. Pics of various builds, pics of the notorious in the CBG community, et…"

"You were great on bass, Jim! Not to mention your amazing job on Friday. I love tha…"

"Yes, he was on the aptly named CB Gitty stage, playing with Shane and Jim."

"If you'd like to use it as a bass, you can put E and A guitar strings on it, and use…"

"That’s a great list, thank you! A lot of i’s to dot and t’s to cross! "

"If you haven't played slide before, I'd say your best bet is to try various cheap th…"

"Ohhh, I gotcha. An alternate option would be to make the back of the cigar box, the…"

"You don't need to have a stick through on a cigar box uke, just attach it to the fro…"

"What key is that? "

"2 great videos, and both are great players. "

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