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Any wood that comes into regular contact with foreign bodies needs to be kept clean, conditioned and protected – your guitar's fingerboard is no different. But I've read some conflicting advice when ...

However, Doktor said cigar box guitars existed long before major guitar manufacturers — even before rock ‘n’ roll itself. In fact, the cigar box guitar’s role in shaping early blues music ...