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"Why envy others who can play?"

I couldn't believe these ads when I first found them. Mussehl & Westphal first ran these ads around 1924 in Popular Mechanics Magazine. In doing more research, I learned that cigar box uke player, Shelley Rickey wrote a whole blog about them. Rea

Build Your Own 5-String (!) Cigar Box Mandolin - The Historic 1922 Plans

The plans feature a solid 5-string (!) mandolin made from a wooden cigar box. From the lost files of cigar box guitar history, we present these plans which were rediscovered by John "Reddog" McNair of Reddog Guitars. (Thanks again, Reddog!)

These

The Mopophone! (Historic 1932 Article)

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"Why envy others who can play?"

Build Your Own 5-String (!) Cigar Box Mandolin - The Historic 1922 Plans

The Mopophone! (Historic 1932 Article)

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