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Carl Floyd liked Tom Hoglund's discussion A few radios I've turned into guitar amps

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"If I built this, am I a Spammer?"

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Tribute amps I've built

See my web page for more amps and details, but here are a few of the tribute amps I've built:…See More

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A few radios I've turned into guitar amps

Here are a few where I've bought the cabinet and installed battery powered solid state amps. For more details, see my web site.…See More

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This is the group for Lo-Watt Rock & Blues.Here is the place to post photos and information on how to convert vintage electronics into awesome sounding and really cool guitar amps.See More

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Tom Hoglund replied to Cigar Box Nation's discussion 2021 Throwback Holiday Build-Off Contest!

"My Grandfather's fiddle I built this imagining what my great grandfather might have built for my grandfather 100 years ago. Great grandfather emigrated from Sweden in the early 1900's. The family arrived through the port of Duluth,…"

Nov 24, 2021

Tom Hoglund replied to Cigar Box Nation's discussion 2021 Throwback Holiday Build-Off Contest!

"I built a Christmas present for Shane Speal's grandfather In 1900, Mr. J. A. Mandours, owner of several hotels, opened the Mandours cigar company in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. Shenandoah is in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania and so…"

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"Very cool - some info on how you built it would be really interesting."

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Tom Hoglund commented on JUJU's group Post Your Favorite Special Tools: DIY or Store Bought

"I needed an aid in getting consistent alignment when installing fretboard side dots. Used a spare mandolin bridge cover (any piece of metal with a right angle will do) and drilled three holes for where to position dots for ukulele, CBG or…"

Mar 26, 2021

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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).: working with my hands and putting my soul into it.

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