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Hollowbelly new album

Hello fellow Brits-my new album is going on sale on cdbaby in the States on the 27th of this month.However if you're a Brit you can, as some already have done, get yours direct from me.

       I can get it to your door for £10 (the cd is £8, the shipp

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Resonating Cigar Box Lid?

Hi,

   I'm building my first CBG and having amaased all the odds and sods I need am carving the neck out of a lump of mahogany. I have done a bit of research and have found two conflicting bits of info.

One school of thought says I need to space the

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Wire for pickup winding

Can anyone offer me some advice about wire for pickup winding. This is one area of construction that I've not tried yet and I have in mind a few experiments. I've found a fair amount of info in forums and other online sources but I'm wary of making m

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Wood staining

I was curious about various recipes I've heard mentioned around here for making staining solutions by putting iron nails in vinegar. So I decided to do some research. On a woodworking forum I came across some explanations from people who clearly had

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Cheap Chinese Pickups

I can't remember who mentioned them, but I had a punt on some of the cheapo Chinese pickups off t'bay.. Anyway, they showed up today with springs and screws - £1.83 delivered from Hong Kong, marked as a gift so no customs interest - and having dropp

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UK Cigar Box Documentary

Hi everyone- thought it might be a good idea to start a discussion page instead of using the main thread in the Brits are Coming group.


This is open to anyone in the UK interested in participating or contributing to the documentary I am producing abo

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Bass wanted!

Hi guys Anyone got an old bass lying around gathering dust that they would like to turn in to cold hard cash?? Iv kinda agreed to do some stand in bass at a gig later in the year, despite not playing bass. Or owning one. Ideally Id like something

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What glue?

I'm curious to know what adhesives people here use when they need to bond wood for their CBGs. I've tended to use various epoxy glues which have been fine, but I'm beginning to wonder if other adhesives have any advantages. I've used cascamite for ot

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Come the Revolution

Ok so they have taken the cardbord out of the bounty bar wrapper renamed the marathon bar and now put screw tops on fine wines so you feel like a wino having spent a tenner, who is responsable 1st up against the wall come the revolution What gets you

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Brits are coming T shirt

Do we want our own T shirt? I have done a bit more to the design I posted the other day see the attached. I have in the past done similar for Bike club events and can usually get a reu of 25 made up. I can look into this after Christmas if the intere

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