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Stringent anti-smoking laws in Ireland wont allow shops to display cigars, the boxes are cosigned to back rooms. Tobacconists are virtually extinct so it is hard to find a shop that might have a few boxes waiting to be skipped.
I was lucky enoughh to get a few boxes from the Decent Cigar Empirium in Dublin, at the top end of Grafton Strret. Anyone visiting Dublin should head in, you might not get a Cigar Box from them, but boy what a place, smells of Cuban coffee and…
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Hi Sean and welcome to the the group. If you haven't already seen it you might like to check out the HGMC site where a lot of the UK folks are hanging out. http://www.homegrownmusiccollective.com
cheers, Smojo
Strumstick or balaika, all depends on how you string it. I reckon it was some Englsih blokes attempt at building a Russian style instrument. In the right hands the balaika is a killer instrument
see this awesome fella on you tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWToyAAIPEc&feature=related