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"Nice peg head. Trim them strings!"

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"Good looking pair, Alan. I especially like distressed blacky. Fine F holes and the white chicken head knob looks right."

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"Cool pic and cool, dignified looking old gent. You could be hobo or a gentleman or a gentlemanly hobo. Very nice 3 string and f holes."

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"Cool pic and cool, dignified looking old gent. You could be hobo or a gentleman or a gentlemanly hobo. Very nice 2 string and f holes."

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