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"You could remove, then re-glue the "bottom" of the box. Or, cut a large rectangular…" Kirk replied May 4, 2018 to Slide top boxes for electric CBGs?	8	May 7, 2018 Reply by Ducati Scotty
"So he's stopped building instruments? :(" Kirk replied Apr 24, 2018 to VIDEO: Cigar Box Harp by Don Peddle	7	May 30, 2021 Reply by Philip Taylor
"That'd be my guess! Please post pics of the process ... maybe even a video? I regr…" Kirk replied Apr 6, 2018 to Tin reinforcement question	62	May 8, 2018 Reply by JB
"I would try some fan bracing: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/glue-up-2 X-braci…" Kirk replied Apr 6, 2018 to Tin reinforcement question	62	May 8, 2018 Reply by JB
"Love the video! So cigar box guitars pretty much ceased existence, for quite a few…" Kirk replied Apr 3, 2018 to Video: Ben Gitty & Shane Speal - the UNEDITED interview	6	Apr 3, 2018 Reply by Cigar Box Nation
"Just tape it to a piece of scrap. You can pull the tape off after you have the plug. " Kirk replied Mar 15, 2018 to		just now
"For me, I wouldn't buy an amp online. I'm truly not hearing it, I'm hearing your ph…" Kirk replied Mar 15, 2018 to CBG tube amp	8	Mar 16, 2018 Reply by Paul Craig
"I have a similar device, and I use Audacity with it. Haven't had an issue at all. " Kirk replied Mar 5, 2018 to Need advice on playing and recording through a laptop please.	16	Mar 5, 2018 Reply by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear
"I think I can produce them, I just don't know exactly how. DGB is a great tuning, w…" Kirk replied Mar 1, 2018 to Chord sheets for DGB tuning?	72	May 7, 2018 Reply by Korrigan
"Steve Arvey does it while playing LOL https://youtu.be/UOS07wWgZh8?t=2m11s " Kirk replied Feb 15, 2018 to Capo	7	Feb 15, 2018 Reply by Kirk

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Kirk's Discussions (143)

"You could remove, then re-glue the "bottom" of the box. Or, cut a large rectangular…"

"So he's stopped building instruments? :("

"That'd be my guess! Please post pics of the process ... maybe even a video? I regr…"

"I would try some fan bracing: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/glue-up-2 X-braci…"

"Love the video! So cigar box guitars pretty much ceased existence, for quite a few…"

"Just tape it to a piece of scrap. You can pull the tape off after you have the plug. "

"For me, I wouldn't buy an amp online. I'm truly not hearing it, I'm hearing your ph…"

"I have a similar device, and I use Audacity with it. Haven't had an issue at all. "

"I think I can produce them, I just don't know exactly how. DGB is a great tuning, w…"

"Steve Arvey does it while playing LOL https://youtu.be/UOS07wWgZh8?t=2m11s "

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