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1917 Nicaragua 3 String CBG

Posted by Maddog on March 27, 2016 at 1:31pm

1917 Nicaragua Spanish made Cigar Box, neck/heel is made from a southern yellow pine stair tread salvaged out of a house that was built in the late 1800's, antique grain store yardstick fretboard, skeleton key bridge, walnut saddle, 3 string single coil pickup, antique hinge tailpiece, vintage strap buttons, onyx nut, pearloid open gear tuners, 12th fret marker is a brass spike from 1929 used by the railroads to date railroad ties when they were installed, rusty barn nail fret dots, 21 3/4" unfretted scale, tuned GDG.

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Maddog April 3, 2016 at 10:23am

Thanks 162! We go to the JunkStock Festival next weekend so we'll see if I bring it home or not? :-/
onesixtwocbgs March 30, 2016 at 2:36am

Beautiful piece Maddog, that would be very hard to let go
Maddog March 29, 2016 at 10:10am

Thanks AGP!

Thanks Bruce! Yes Sir, I hope it last another 100 years or so :-)

Thanks Sweetwater!
SweetwaterMike March 27, 2016 at 9:18pm

Love it
Bluesheart March 27, 2016 at 6:46pm

Ready for the new stage of it's history! Nice job, love the well worn look.
AGP # March 27, 2016 at 6:39pm

"Lovely Vintage Look", especially like the Neck & Headstock.
Maddog March 27, 2016 at 4:13pm

Thanks Wes! Vintage fits me.....Vintage sounds better than old don't it ;-)
Maddog March 27, 2016 at 4:12pm

Thanks Andries! Hoping I have this git for a bit as I would like for Uncle John to give it a whirl as it's right up his alley as far as vintage builds. He likes them vintage's ;-) Doing a big Festival in a week and a half and I am guessing it will go out the door so I'm may have a trip to Harlan before then if time permits.
Maddog March 27, 2016 at 4:09pm

Thanks Jim!
A.D.EKER March 27, 2016 at 3:07pm

WOW Maddog Jammie Jammie!! That Nigaragua 3 is screeeming for a Play! pitty its got somebody's name on it allready !