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Nuts and nut filing

Started this discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans Nov 18, 2019. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Hi all,On my last discussion regarding cigar box joinery, I uploaded some final pics of the guitar I built with dovetails. It turned out fantastically, but I made one crucial error I suspect is…Continue

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Nov 23, 2019

MadGomer replied to Chris Wharton's discussion Joinery suggestions for hand-made boxes in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Holy cow Chris, that build is awesome but all three videos are even better. Well done!!"

Nov 23, 2019

Chris Wharton liked Adam Jellison's discussion Canjo Tablatures

Nov 22, 2019

Chris Wharton commented on Chris Wharton's video

Dovetails CBG

"Thanks, Glenn!"

Nov 21, 2019

Chris Wharton commented on Chris Wharton's video

Dovetails CBG

"Thanks, all. Shoot, Uncle John, I'm not sure what's up. It does seem to ask me to 'Run Adobe Flash' when I try to play it. My earlier videos didn't require that, so I'm not sure why these recent ones are doing that.…"

Nov 21, 2019

Uncle John commented on Chris Wharton's video

Dovetails CBG

"Glad it turned out good. I seem to not have the right player to view it."

Nov 21, 2019

Uncle John commented on Chris Wharton's video

Hoedown Guitar Showdown

"I can not view it in this format."

Nov 21, 2019

Reg Seward commented on Chris Wharton's video

Dovetails CBG

"Well, that seems to pass muster with flying colours, excellent job....!!!"

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Chris Wharton commented on Arthur Gilde's photo

3 String No 2

"DAMN. Gorgeous! So is that hollow-body? If so, do you bend the sides?"

Nov 20, 2019

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3 String No 2

Nov 20, 2019

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Nov 20, 2019

Chris Wharton replied to Chris Wharton's discussion Joinery suggestions for hand-made boxes in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Sure thing! Throwing a video of it up in my videos now."

Nov 20, 2019

Rich Butters replied to Chris Wharton's discussion Joinery suggestions for hand-made boxes in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"How does it sound mate. Lets have a video"

Nov 19, 2019

Rich Butters replied to Chris Wharton's discussion Joinery suggestions for hand-made boxes in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101

"Like it mate. Good work"

Nov 19, 2019

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What do you find most interesting about cigar box guitars? (If you do not enter something meaningful here (at least one sentence long), your membership may be rejected as a spam/bot fake account).: I love being able to create music on instruments I built. Completes the experience.

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Hoedown Guitar Showdown

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At 6:01am on November 5, 2019, BrianQ. said…: Welcome to the nation Chris, plenty of info in the Resources tab, join a few groups n make a little noise, cheers :)

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