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​​All cigar box guitars have a 25.5 inch nut-to-bridge measurement, incorporating 21 frets.
Please keep in mind that all guitars are created from recycled cigar boxes, so there may be handling-induced blemishes and flaws which are beyond my control. 

(I don't charge extra for that road-worn look, unlike some major guitar manufacturers!)

  Contact me for more information at winstonandfidel@shaw.ca 
Thank you!
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#370
  • Cohiba wide presentation box
  • 3-string
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut
  • Chrome tuners
  • Black chicken head volume knob
  • Black sound hols and jack plate
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Chrome corners

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#367
  • Arturo Fuente wide body
  • ​3-string
  • Maple fretboard
  • Black mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Chrome tuners 
  • Chrome jack plate & volume knob 
  • Chrome corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#369
  • Wide Monte Cristo box
  • 3-string
  • Red nut
  • Maple fretboard
  • Black mother of pearl markers
  • Chrome tuners
  • Gold coloured volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Chrome corners

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#368
  • Yellow Don Tomás narrow body
  • 3-string
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut
  • Chrome tuners
  • Black volume knob, jack plate and sound holes
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Chrome corners

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#361
  • Unusual wide red Punch box
  • ​3-string
  • Features black mother of pearl markers on an oak fretboard 
  • Chrome tuners
  • Striking black sound holes, jack plate and chicken head volume knbo
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Chrome corners

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#372
  • Rare Brickhouse deep box
  • 4-string
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut
  • Gold tuners, jack plate
  • Black chicken-head volume knob and sound holes
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass corners

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#349
  • Vega Fina narrow dressed box​
  • Fretboard is maple with black mother of pearl markers
  • Red nut
  • Chrome volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Chrome corners

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#364
  • Romeo y Julieta wide box
  • 2+2 head with oak fretboard
  • White  mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Chrome tuners, volume knob and box corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#371
  • Red Macanudo 4-string
  • Maple fretboard and black mother of pearl markers
  • Bone coloured nut
  • Gold coloured tuners, volume knob and jack plate
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass corners

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#359
  • Large square Arturo Fuentes dressed box
  • Oak fretboard with abalone shell markers and black nut
  • Black tuners
  • Black sound holes,  jack plate and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass corners

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#357
  • El Gügüense "The Wise Men" dressed box,  a rare and beautiful box with richly ornamented artwork
  • Black mother of pearl markers on an oak fretboard
  • Bone coloured nut
  • Gold tuners and volume knob accentuate the artwork
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass corners

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#363
  • Beautiful and rare Casa Turrent presentation box, with oval copper name plate
  • Black tuners on a 2+2 head
  • Blackk nut
  • Oak fretboard  with white mother of pearl markers
  • Black sound holes and jack plate
  • Black chicken-head volume knob

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#362
  • Narrow black Don Tomás box
  • 2+2 head
  • Oak fretboard
  • Black nut
  • White mother of pearl markers
  • Gold coloured tuners, sound holes and          volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass corners

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#365
  • Alberta Red Neck
  • Wide white Punch cigar box
  • 4-in-line head 
  • Chrome tuners, volume knob and corners
  • White nut
  • Oak fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#351
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 - ​Monte Cristo wide dressed box
- Oak fretboard 
- Abalone shell markers
- Red nut
- Gold tuners
- Black chicken-head volume knob
- Oak and steel bridge
- Brass corners


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#360
  • La Arome de Cuba dressed box, this is a classically embellished box with beautiful artwork 
  • Oak fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Chrome tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Chrome corners

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#358
  • Padron "Presentation" box
  • Oak fretboard with black mother of pearl markers and black nut
  • Gold  tuners and volume knob 
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass corners

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#356
  • Red Macanudo narrow box
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut
  • Gold volume knob, tuners, jack plate and sound holes
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass corners


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#354
  • Narrow Don Tomàs box
  • Maple neck with black mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut
  • Gold coloured tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass corners

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​#342
  • ​3-string fretless Monte Cristo Wide body
  • Abalone shell markers on oak fretboard with red nut
  • Gold-plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass corners

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#355
  • Rare and unusual Flathead 770 Box, I call the "Dodge Demon" because it was the devil to build.  It was a custom build for a special friend.
  • Alberta Redneck with 2+2 head and red nut
  • Oak fretboard
  • Abalone shell markers
  • Chrome tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#348
  • Macanudo wide dressed box​
  • Maple fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Chrome tuners and volume knob 
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Chrome corners

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#352
  • Narrow Ramon Allones
  • Unique green dressed narrow box that we call the "Jolly Rancher"
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers 
  • Green nut matches box colour
  • Gold tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass filigree corners

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#350
  • Romeo y Julieta​ wide dressed box
  • Oak fretboard 
  • Abalone shell markers
  • White nut
  • Gold volume knob & tuners
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass corners

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#347
  • Rocky Patel Presentation Box
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut
  • Gold tuners
  • Black chicken-head volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#334 
  • DON TÒMAS narrow blue box
  • Oak fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • Gold tuners 
  • Chicken-head volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass corners

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#325
  •  White Punch wide dressed box
  • 4-string
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Chrome volume knob, tuners
  • Chrome corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#339 MJ6
  • 5-string black Cohiba box with 2+2 head
  • Oak fretboard featuring white mother of pearl markers and a black nut
  • Mini humbucker pickup
  • Gold-plated tuners and volume knob
  • Brass corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#326
  • Wide H. Upmann dressed box 
  • 4 - strings on 2+2 head
  • Oak fretboard
  • White mother of pearl markers
  • Chrome tuners and volume knob
  • Chrome corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#333
  • Wide Cohiba presentation box featuring hand-cut 
          f-holes
  • 2+2 head
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut and tuners
  • Chicken-head volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge

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322
  • Wide Romeo y Julieta dressed box
  • 4 strings
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Gold-plated tuners & volume knob
  • Scalloped brass corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#341
  • Beautiful red ​BrickHouse, deep body
  • 3-string
  • Abalone shell markers and black nut on an oak fretboard
  • Black chicken-head volume knob
  • Gold-plated tuners
  • Brass filigree corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#336
  • Rare dark blue Punch Classico "After Dinner" box
  • Wide, square body
  • Blue on blue sunburst pattern on the front
  • Oak fretboard
  • Black mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Gold coloured tuners
  • Chrome volume knob and corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#335
  • ​My Father Cigars "Flor de las Entillas" wide box
  • 2+2 head 
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • bone coloured nut
  • Gold coloured tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass corners

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#324
  • Simon Bolivar dressed box
  • 3-string
  • Oak fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • Red nut
  • Chrome tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Chrome scalloped corners

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#343
  • ​3-string, ​wide La Gloria Cubana presentation box
  • Oak fretboard with black nut
  • Chrome tuners
  • Black chicken-head volume knob
  • Oak and Steel bridge
  • Chrome corners

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#330
  • 4-string Monte Cristo wide box
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Red nut
  • Gold tuners
  • Chicken-head volume knob
  • Brass corners 
  • Oak and steel bridge
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#337
  • ​​White Vega Fina narrow body
  • Oak fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • Red nut
  • Chrome tuners
  • Black chicken-head volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Chrome corners

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#331
  • A striking wide Punch box​
  • Features oak fretboard with abalone shell markers
  • Red nut
  • Chrome tuners, volume knob and corners on the box
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#329
  • Deep Don Tomàs box  
  • Wide body
  • 4-strings on an oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Black tuners and nut
  • Black jack plate, volume knob and sound holes contrast nicely with the bright yellow box
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass corners

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#327
  • ​Very attractive wide Undercrown presentation box 
  • Four strings on 2 + 2 head
  • Oak fretboard
  • Abalone shell markers
  • Gold-plated tuners
  • Brass corners
  • Chicken-head volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#332
  • Vega Fina 3-string
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Chrome tuners and volume knob
  • Chrome corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#321
  • Yellow Monte Cristo 
  • 3 strings 
  • Oak fretboard with abalone shell markers and red nut
  • Chrome tuners, volume knob and corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#316 - LEFTY
  • Narrow bright yellow Don Tomàs box
  • Oak fretboard with black tuners and black nut
  • Mother of pearl markers
  • Black chicken-head volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Scalloped brass corners

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#323
  • Black Rocky Patel presentation box
  • 4-strings on 2 x 2 head
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers and black nut
  • Gold-plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
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#206
  • Pre-owned yellow Monte Cristo wide body guitar
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Brass filigree corners
  • Double acorn brass bridge

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#309​
  • 4-string Simon Bolivar narrow body
  • Oak fretboard with mother of pearl markers and red nut
  • Chrome tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Scalloped steel corners

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#305
  • White Punch 4 - string, wide box
  •  Oak fretboard with mother of pearl markers and red nut
  • Chrome tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Scalloped steel corners

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#306
3 - string Don Tomàs narrow black box, featuring:
  • Oak fretboard with mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut
  • Black tuners, sound holes
  • Black jack plate and chicken-head volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass filigree corners

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#307
  • 3-string narrow Padron presentation box
  • Striking black  sound holes and jack plate on natural wood box
  • Black tuners and chicken - head volume knob
  • Brass filigree corners
  • Maple fretboard with mother of pearl markers

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#303
  • Narrow Ramon Allones that we like to call the "Jolly Rancher" because of its bright green hue
Features: 
  • 3- strings
  • oak fretboard with a white nut & mother of pearl markers
  • Chrome tuners, volume knob and jack plate
  • Steel sound holes
  • Scalloped steel corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#314
  • Narrow white Vega Fina body
  • 4-string 
  • 2+2 style head
  • Oak fretboard and mother of  pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Chrome tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Scalloped steel corners
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#310
  • 4-string Yellow Don Tomàs narrow body
  • Oak fretboard with mother of pearl markers and black nut
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass filigree corners

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#299​
  • Cohiba presentation box with cut-out rose sound holes
  • 2 + 2 head
  • Maple fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut
  • Gold-plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Hand-formed brass corners

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#308
  • Wide yellow Monte Cristo box with 2+2 head
  • Oak fretboard with red nut and mother of pearl markers
  • Gold-plated tuners, jack plate and volume knob
  • Scalloped brass corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#315
  • Beautiful black Rocky Patel presentation box
  • 4-string on 2+2 head
  • Oak fretboard with mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut
  • Gold plated tuners
  • Black chicken-head volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#312 - LEFTY
  • Lovely 3-string Romeo Y Julieta wide box featuring the famous balcony scene
  • Oak fretboard with mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Scalloped brass corners

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#313
  • Elegant narrow black Cohiba presentation box with 2+2 style head
  • ​Mother of pearl markers on oak fretboard
  • Black nut
  • Gold plated tuners 
  • Black chicken-head volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Scalloped brass corners

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#311
  • 4-string narrow, white Robaina box
  • Oak fretboard
  • Mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass filigree corners


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#304
  • Romeo y Julieta wide box
  • 4 strings on 2+2 head
  • Oak fretboard
  • White nut
  • Chrome tuners & jack plate
  • Black chicken-head volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Scalloped steel corners


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#293
Left-hand wide white Punch dressed box featuring:
  • Maple fretboard
  • Black mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass corners

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#298
Wide Romeo y Julieta dressed box featuring:
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Chrome tuners, corners and jack plate
  • Black chicken-head volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge


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#296
3-string narrow blue Don Tomàs
  • Oak fretboard
  • White mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut
  • Gold-plated tuners, jack plate and volume knob
  • Brass corners
  • Oak and steel bridge
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#271
  • Padron presentation box, narrow
  • Oak fret board with white mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Chrome tuners, volume knob and corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#302
  • Custom cigar-box size solid body Telecaster style guitar
  • 4 strings
  • chrome mini Humbucker
  • adjustable hard-tail bridge
  • chrome accents
  • Seafoam green with almond pick guard

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#301
  • Custom build
  • 6-string customer-supplied neck
  • Cohiba wide body box
  • Gibson 57 Classic Zebra Humbucker
  • all gold colour accents
  • 6 string adjustable hard-tail bridge

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#300
My 300th build.  This guitar is made from a salvaged violin body.
  • ​3-string, with abalone shell markers
  • Black nut and tuners
  • Black chicken-head volume knob 
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#288
Wide and deep, this yellow Don Tomás dressed box features:
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut
  • Black tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass corners

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#285
Blue Don Tomás narrow dressed box
  • 2 x 2 head
  • Oak fret board
  • White mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut
  • Gold-plated  tuners
  • Gold-plated volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass filigree corners

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#284
​Padilla wide presentation box featuring:
  • Oak fretboard
  • White mother of pearl markers
  • Chrome tuners
  • Black chicken-head volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Chrome corners

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#297
This solid body  guitar was a custom order.  It's a cigar-box sized Telecaster style guitar.  
  • Three string lefty incorporating a mini Humbucker and 3 string floating bridge.
  •  25 1/2" neck to bridge
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#286​
La Aroma de Cuba  featuring:
  • 2x2 head
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass corners

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#295
Custom build for  American blues musician Matthew Ritchie, who plays under the name " Matthew J".  This is the third Winston and Fidel guitar for Matthew.   
  • Black Rocky Patel box incorporating a Strat style neck made by Mighty Mite
  • Gibson P94 hum bucker-sized vinage style single coil pickup

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#279
  • La Aroma de Cuba box
  • Oak fretboard with abalone shell markers
  • Red nut
  • Gold plattend tuners and volume knob  
  • Filigree corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#294
  • #5 in the MJ Series
  • 5-string Cohiba Presentation Box
  • 2+2 head
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass corners
  • Gold plated jack plate, volume knob and tuners
  • Humbucker pickup 

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#289
3-string Arturo Fuente wide dressed box
  • Maple fretboard with abalone shell markers
  • Black nut
  • Black tuners and black chicken head volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass corners

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#291
El Güegüense, "The Wise Man" 
A rare and beautiful, richly detailed wide, dressed box featuring:
  • Oak fretboard with with mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass corners

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#292
Oliva wide presentation box
  • 2 x 2 head
  • Maple fretboard with abalone shell markers
  • Black nut
  • Gold plated tuners
  • Black chicken head volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass corners


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#290
Vegas Robaina white dressed box
  • Maple fretboard
  • Black mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass corners


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#280
  • Black Don Tomás wide box
  • Oak fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • Red nut
  • Black chicken head volume knob
  • Brass corners
  • Oak and steel bridge​

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#278
Romeo y Julieta  2+2 head
  • Oak fret board with abalone shell markers
  • White nut
  • Chrome tuners, volume knob and corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#282
  • Vega Fina with 2+2 head
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Red nut
  • Chrome tuners, volume knob and corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#281
  • Robaina narrow box
  • Oak fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass filigree corners

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#269
  • ​White Vega Fina dressed box
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Red nut
  • Chrome tuners and volume knob
  • Chrome corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#276, Custom order
  • 3-string Joya de Nicaragua presentation box 
  • Left handed
  • Oak fretboard with white markes
  • White nut
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass corners

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#275, Custom order
  • 3-string Don Tomás wide body guitar
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • ​Red nut
  • ​Gold plated tuners
  • Black chicken head volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass corners

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#274, Custom order
  • 3-string Padron presentation box
  • Oak fretboard 
  • Abalone shell markers
  • Black nut
  • Black tuners, jack plate and volume knob
  • Brass filigree corners 

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#273, Custom order
  • 3-string Black Don Tomás narrow body
  • Oak fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • ​Black nut
  • Chrome volume knob and tuners
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Chrome corners

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#272, Custom order
  • Vega Fina 3-string
  • Oak fretboard
  • White mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Chrome volume knob, tuners and corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#261
  • Rare blue Don Tomás dressed box​
  • 2 + 2 gold plated tuners
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl fret markers
  • White nut
  • Gold plated volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass filigree corners

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#270
  • Don Tomás wide black dressed box
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut
  • Black tuners and chicken head volume knob
  • Brass corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#248​
  • Arturo Fuente dressed box​
  • Oak fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut and tuners
  • Black chicken head volume knob, jack plate and sound holes
  • double acorn bridge
  • brass corners

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#234
  • Yellow Monte Cristo wide, dressed box
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Brass filigree corners
  • Oak and fret wire bridge
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#235
  • ​Pardon narrow presentation box
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut, tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass filigree corners

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#256
  • Long narrow Romeo y Julieta dress box
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Gold plated volume knob, tuners and jack plate
  • Brass corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#263
  • ​3-string Monte Cristo Wide body dressed box
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers 
  • Red nut
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Brass filigree corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#255
  • Wide Cohiba presentation box
  • Abalone shell markers on a maple fretboard
  • Black nut
  • Black Corian bridge
  • Violin Piezo 
  • Chrome tuners, jack plate and corners
  • Black chicken head volume knob

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#257
  • Narrow black Don Tomás box
  • Oak fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • Red nut
  • Gold plated tuners, volume knob and jack plate
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass filigree corners

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#262
  • ​H. Upmann wide body 3-string dressed box
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Chrome tuners and volume knob
  • Chrome corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#264
      The third guitar in the MJ Series, all of which feature 5 strings.
  • 5-string ​Onyx wide body presentation box
  • Black 2 +2 tuners 
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut 
  • Black volume knob, jack plate and sound holes
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#244
  • Calico Lopez Wide Box
  • Maple Fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • brass filigree corners

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#259
  • This is the second guitar in the "MJ" series, named for Blues musician Matthew J, out of Independence MO:www.matthewjblues.com/home
  • 5-string guitar made from a beautiful Padron presentation box
  • Chrome tuners, jack plate and corners
  • Steel sound holes
  • Humbucker guitar pickup
  • Black nut on oak fretboard
  • White mother of pearl markers

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#254
  • ​Wide yellow Don Tomás dress box
  • Oak fretboard with abalone shell markers
  • Black nut
  • Gold plated tuners
  • Black volume knob
  • Brass corners
  • Oak and steel bridge
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#260
  • Cohiba wide body presentation box​
  • 2 + 2 gold plated tuners
  • Oak fretboard with white nut 
  • Abalone shell fret markers
  • Gold plated volume knob
  • Brass corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#253
    La Aroma de Cuba wide dress box
  • Oak fretboard
  • Abalone shell markers
  • White nut
  • Gold tuners and volume knob
  • Brass corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#252
  • Rocky Patel dress box
  • Oak fretboard with abalone shell markers 
  • Black nut
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#251
  • Oliva presentation box
  • This guitar was a custom build for a buyer who wanted  a fifth string positioned partway down the neck, as in a banjo, so he could use the string as a drone.
  • It features an oak fretboard with abalone shell markers
  • Black nut
  • Brass corners
  • Gold-plated jack plate and tuners
  • Humbucker pickup
  • Black chicken-head volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass nut for fifth string
  • For more detailed photos visit  my Facebook site:  Winston and Fidel Cigar Box Guitars

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#250
  • This unusual piece was sold before it was completed.  The body:  a violin, featuring:
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • Black tuners and chicken head volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#249
  • Romeo y Julieta dressed box
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers and a white nut
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Brass corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#228
Narrow body yellow Don Tomás dressed box featuring:
  • Maple fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut
  • Black tuners, volume knob, jack plate and sound holes
  • Brass filigree corners
  • Oak and brass bridge

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#246
  • 3-String Black Rocky Patel presentation box
  • Maple fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut
  • Black sound holes, jack plate and tuners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#243
  • Cohiba wide presentation box
  • Maple fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut, tuners, sound holes and jack plate
  • Black chicken-head volume knob
  • Brass corners 
  • Oak and steel bridge
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#245
  • Black Don Tomás 3 String narrow box
  • Maple fretboard with abalone shell markers
  • White nut
  • Gold tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass filigree corners
  • $330 Cdn  
  • Available at Motion Gallery, Eau Claire Market, Calgary

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#230
​Wide Don Sebastian dressed box
  • Maple fretboard with abalone shell markers 
  • White nut
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass corneres
  • #330 Cdn

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#242
  • Black Don Tomás wide dressed box
  • Maple fretboard 
  • Abalone shell markers
  • Red nut
  • Gold plated tuners 
  • ​2 x 2 head
  • Gold plated volume knob and jack plate
  • Brass corners 
  • Oak and steel bridge
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#240
  • Vega Fina dressed box​
  • ​Maple fretboard with chrome tuners and white nut
  • White mother of pearl fret markers
  • Chrome volume knob, jack plate and corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#241
  • La Aroma de Cuba dressed box
  • Maple fretboard with white mother of pearl markers and red nut
  • 2 x 2 head with gold plated tuners
  •  Gold plated volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Brass filigree corners

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#239
  • White Don Tomas wide box
  • Maple fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Chrome tuners, volume knob and corners
  • Oak and steel bridge

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#236
  • 3- string White Vega Fina dressed box
  • Maple fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Red nut
  • Chrome tuners
  • Chrome volume knob and filigree corners
  • Oak and fretwire bridge

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#233
  • Blue Don Tomás narrow box
  • Maple fretboard
  • White mother of pearl markers
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and fret wire bridge
  • Brass filigree corners

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#232
3-string black, narrow body Don Tomás dressed box
  • ​Fretboard is maple with abalone shell markers
  • Black nut
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Brass filigree corners
  • Oak and brass bridge

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#216
  • Flor de las Antillas
  • Oak fretboard with abalone markers
  • Black nut
  • Gold plated volume knob and tuners
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass filigree corners

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#231
A beautiful, rare La Aurora wide body dressed box
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut
  • Black tuners, volume knob and sound holes
  • Brass filigree corners
  • Oak and brass bridge

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#205
  • Another beauty, La Amore de Cuba dressed box
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers, white nut
  • Gold plated 2+2 tuners 
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass filigree corners

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#194
  • Monte Cristo wide body dressed box
  • Oak fretboard featuring a red nut and white mother of pearl markers
  • Tuners, jack plate and volume knob are gold plated
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass filigree corners

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#227
  • Custom build, Cohiba Gran Reserva "Little Black Dress" box supplied by customer
  • Black neck with maple fretboard
  • 3-strings
  • Gold plated jack plate and corners
  • Brass sound holes and volume knob
  • Oak and brass bridge

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#149
  • Green wide-body CAO box
  • Oak fretboard, gold tone frets and black mother of pearl markers
  • Green nut
  • Gold plated tuners, jack plate and volume knob
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass accents

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#192
  • White Vega Fina
  • Oak neck with red nut and white mother of pearl fret markers
  • chrome tuners, volume knob, sound holes and corners
  • Oak and brass bridge 
  • Chrome W&F tailstock

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#223
  • Romeo y Julieta wide dressed box
  • Maple fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Chrome tuners in 2 +2 configuration
  • Chrome volume knob
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Chrome filigree corners



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#221
  •  Oliva wide body presentation Box
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut
  • Black chicken head volume knob
  • Double acorn brass bridge 
  • Brass filigree corners

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#222
  • Simon Bolivar dressed box
  • White nut on an oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Chrome tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Chrome filigree corners

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#215
  • Beautiful "Brick House" dressed cigar box
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers and white nut
  • Black tuners and volume knob
  • Double acorn brass bridge
  • Brass filigree corners

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#225
  • Resonator made from a Carillo presentation box
  • Oak fretboard with abalone shell markers
  • single pole pick-up
  • Three-way switch for the piezo and pick-up
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#119
  •  Colonel Chris Hadfield chose this Flor de las Antillas wide body presentation box
  • Alberta Red Neck edition
  • Bone coloured nut
  • 22 gold-tone frets on this guitar, instead of 21
  • Black mother of pearl fret markers
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Gold-plated tuner, volume knob and jack plate
  • Brass filigree corners

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#224 Custom order
  • ​White Vega Fina
  • Abalone fret markers on maple fret board
  • White nut
  • 2 x 2 tuning head
  • P90 soap bar pickup 
  • Brass  and gold accents
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Gold-plated tuners


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#214
  • Black Alec Bradley presentation box
  • Art Deco look, featuring oak fretboard with black nut
  • Chrome 2x2 tuners
  • Chrome volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Chrome corners

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#220
  • Black Don Tomás narrow dressed box
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut and tuners
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass filigree corners
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#217
  • Padron narrow presentation box
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Black 2 x 2 tuners and black nut
  • Volume knob, jack plate, tail stock and sound holes are black
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass filigree corners
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#213
  • 3-string
  • Narrow yellow Don Tomas
  • Oak fretboard with abalone markers
  • Red nut
  • Black tuners and volume knob
  • Black sound holes
  • oak and brass bridge
  • Brass corners
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#212
  • Camacho presentation box
  • Oak fretboard with black mother of pearl markers and white nut
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass filigree corners

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#210
  • Stunning, richly coloured San Cristobal "Revelation" dressed box
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers and white nut
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass corners
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#204
  • Romeo y Julieta wide body dressed box
  • Oak fretboard with abalone shell markers and a white nut
  • Chrome tuners
  • Chrome volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Chrome corners
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#196
  • Classic 3-string wide Calixto Lopez box
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • Gold-plated tuners 
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass filigree corners

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#219
Custom order: 
  • 6 string wide-body Carrillo presentation box, featuring:
  • Fender Squire Stratocaster neck and fretboard
  • Humbucker pickup
  • Chrome Stratocaster bridge
  • Chrome tuners and volume knob








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#218 Custom Order:
Cohiba Left Handed Dressed Box
  • 3-string
  • Maple fretboard with abalone shell markers
  • Black tuners
  • Black nut
  • Bass pick-up
  • Black volume knob, tail stock and sound holes
  • Brass corners
  • Double acorn brass bridge
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#208
  • Arturo Fuentes wide, dressed box
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak finger board with abalone shell markers
  • Black nut
  • Double acorn brass bridge
  • Brass filigree corners




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#206
  • Monte Cristo wide, dressed box
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers 
  • White nut
  • Gold plated tuners
  • Gold plated volume knob
  • Double acorn brass bridge
  • Brass filigree corners




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#209
  • Cohiba presentation box with hand-cut "f" holes
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers and black nut
  • Black 2+2 tuners
  • Black nut
  • Black chicken-head volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge




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#203
  • White Don Tomas narrow dressed box
  • Oak fretboard with abalone markers and black nut
  • Black volume knob
  • Gold plated tuners
  • Double acorn brass bridge
  • Brass corners




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198 - 
  • A sexy black Namakubia extra-wide presentation box, with exotic red lettering and logo.  (The "Little Black Dress"'s naughty sister)
  • Features a red neck with oak fretboard
  • Abalone shell fret markers
  • Black tuners , sound holes and volume knob
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass filigree corners




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#193
  • Robaina dressed box
  • Oak fretboard, white mother of pearl markers and white nut
  • Gold plated tuners , jack plate and volume knob
  • Double acorn brass bridge
  • Brass corners




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#200 -
          My 200th build is a resonator made from a distressed Casa Magna wide presentation box, featuring:
  • Maple fretboard with black offset markers and black nut
  • Chrome tuners and volume knob
  • Two pickups - a single coil pick up at the neck, and piezo pick up under the ukulele resonator
  • Fader knob allows mixing of pickups for a wide variance in tone
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#197
  • Narrow Padron presentation box
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Chrome tuners
  • Black chicken-head volume knob
  • Chrome corners 
  • Steel sound holes






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#199 - It's all about that bass!
  • This is an exquisite Arturo Fuentes wide presentation box fashioned into a 3-string bass guitar, using the A, D and G strings
  • 30 inches from nut to bridge
  • Maple neck
  • The fretboard is a beautiful, rich, mystery  wood that was given to me
  • Gold-plated tuners
  • Brass  sound holes
  • Brass filigree corners
  • Black chicken-head volume knob




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#201
Custom built left- hand wide body Don Tomas dressed box
  • Oak fretboard with abalone fret markers
  • Gold tone frets
  • 2 piezos, using a fader knob
  • Gold and brass accents












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#132
  • A clean, crisp box, this H. Upmann features black mother of pearl markers on a maple fret board.  
  • White nut on the neck highlights the white box colour
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Chrome turners, jack-plate, tail stock and volume knob
  • Steel sound holes and ornate steel corners




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#195
  • Black wide body Don Tomas dressed box
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers and black nut
  • 2 + 2 tuner head with black tuners and gold highlights
  • Chicken head volume knob and brass corners
  • Black jack plate and tail stock



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#178 - Padron narrow  presentation box
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Black tuners and nut
  • Black volume knob and jack plate
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass corners




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#191
  • Wide Romeo y Julieta dress box
  • Oak fretboard featuring black mother of pearl markers and a black nut
  • Tuners are gold plated with black winders
  • Brass corners and double acorn bridge
  • Black and brass sound holes and jack plate
  • Black tailstock 


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          #190
  • Robaina narrow dress box
  • Oak fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • Gold-plated tuners, volume knob and jack plate 
  • Brass tail stock, sound holes and filigree corners 
  • White nut
  • Oak and brass bridge
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#139
  • Brightly coloured orange and white Tabacalera narrow box
  • Chrome tuners, jack plate accents  and volume knob
  • Brass filigree corners
  • Chrome double acorn bridge
  • White mother of pearl off-set markers
  • White nut




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#188
  • Older style Cohiba Presentation Box
  • Oak fretboard with abalone shell markers
  • Gold plated tuners and magnetic pick-up
  • Double acorn brass bridge
  • Black nut
  • Brass filigree corners and tail stock
  • Black chicken-head volume knob




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#177 -  Monte Cristo wide dress box
  • Offset abalone shell markers on a maple fret board
  • Red nut
  • Chrome tuners and volume knob 
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Chrome corners






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#189
  • A beautiful Partagas presentation box with single pick-up
  • f - holes hand cut into the front
  • Oak fretboard with gold tone frets
  • black nut, black chicken head volume knob,and tail stock
  • fret markers are black mother of pearl
  • Black 2 x 2 tuners
  • Brass corners
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#160
  • Wide "Simon Bolivar" box
  • Oak fretboard on a maple neck with black mother of pearl markers and a red nut
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass filigree corners






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#187
  • Punch "Gran Puro" presentation box features magnetic pick-up rather than a piezo
  • Oak fretboard with abalone shell markers and black nut
  • Black tail stock
  • Gold-plated tuners and volume knob
  • Double acorn brass bridge
  • Brass corners




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#184
  • Calixto Lopez wide box
  • Oak fretboard with black markers and white nut
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • double acorn brass bridge
  • brass corners






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#159
  • "Arturo Fuente" wide box
  • Black mother of pearl markers on an oak fretboard
  • Maple neck
  • White nut
  • Gold plated tuners
  • Black numbered volume knob
  • Double acorn brass bridge
  • Brass filigree corners

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#179 - Chocolate Prensado wide body presentation box
  •  Features white off-set mother of pearl markers on a maple fretboard
  • Black nut
  • Gold-plated tuners and volume knob
  • Double acorn brass bridge
  • Brass filigree corners




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#175 - Robaina wide dress box
  • Abalone shell markers on an oak fretboard
  • White nut
  • Gold-plated tuners and volume knob
  • Brass corners
  • Oak and brass nut





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#168
  • White Macanudo wide box
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Gold tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass corners




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#93
Yellow Don Tomas, narrow body
  • Maple fret board with black mother of pearl fret markers
  • Chrome tail stock, with black tuners, jack plate and accents.
  • Brass filigree corners.




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#89
A wide H. Upmann white box, with an oak fret board
  • Black mother of pearl markers
  • Gold-plated tuning keys and jack plate with brass accents on the body
  • Oak and brass bridge 




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#174 - Rocky Patel wide presentation box.
             A very striking box featuring:
  • Maple fretboard with abalone shell markers
  • 2 x 2 head style  as opposed to  4 tuners aligned on one side of the head
  • Black nut
  • Gold plated tuners
  • Black chicken head volume knob
  • Oak and brass bridg
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#170
  • 3-string narrow white Don Tomas box
  • Oak fretboard with black nut and white mother of pearl markers
  • Chrom tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Chrome corners




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#181 - Cohiba "Little Black Dress"
  • Black Cohiba Maduro 5 presentation box
  • 22 frets on a maple fretboard with a black neck 
  • White  mother of pearl fret markers
  • Black nut
  • Gold-plated tuners and volume knob
  • Brass accents
  • Brass corners
  • Oak and brass bridge
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#164
  • This is a beautiful box:  "Sr. Valdes" is an eye-catching bright green, painted presentation box
  • Black sound holes, jack plate and chicken-head volume knob really stand out against the colourful background of the box
  • The neck is maple
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers and a black nut
  • Black tuners
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Chrome scalloped corners
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#157
  • White "Vega Fina"
  • Maple neck with oak fretboard
  • Black mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Chrome tuners and volume knob
  • Chrome corners
  • Oak and brass bridge
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#171
  • This guitar features a new style of head stock
  • The box is a wide, white, Jose Gener
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Gold tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass filigree corners

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#131
  • Don Sebastian dressed box
  • Maple fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Double acorn brass bridge
  • Brass filigree corners
  • Brass sound holes
  • Gold plated jack plate, tuners and volume knob



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#161
  • Cohiba Esplendidos wide, old-style presentation box
  • Maple neck with oak fretboard  
  • Black mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut
  • Black chicken-head volume knob
  • Gold tuners
  • Brass filigree corners
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#163
  • "Don Sebastian" wide dressed box
  • Features a red nut, and white mother of pearl markers on an oak fretboard
  • Maple neck
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass filigree corners
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#162
  • Wide "Don Tomas" dressed box in yellow
  • Red nut on an oak fingerboard
  • Black mother of pearl markers
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Brass filigree coreners 
  • Oak and brass bridge
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#153
  •  "Alec Bradley" wide presentation box
  • The box features a striking Art Deco style Empire State Building in silver on a solid black background
  • The tuners, volume knob and corners are chrome
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
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#123
  • Monte Cristo wide box
  • Black mother of pearl markers
  • Red nut highlights the red logo on the box
  • Gold-plated tuners, jack plate and volume knob
  • Brass accents
  • Oak and brass bridge
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#155
  • Black "Prensado" wide Presentation box
  • Black mother of pearl markers on a maple fretboard
  • Gold plated tuners and volume knob
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass corners
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#147
  • White  narrow-body Romeo y Julieta
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • Gold plated tuners, jack plate and volume knob
  • Double acorn brass bridge
  • Brass filigree corners
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#154
  • A beautiful, classic cigar box, this is an "American" brand wide presentation box 
  • Black neck with a maple fretboard and black mother of pearl markers
  • Black tuners on a black head
  • Black chicken-head volume knob
  • Oak and steel bridge
  • Chrome corners
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#156
  • Arturo Fuente "Curly Head" wide box
  • Black neck, tuning head and nut
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • Gold plated tuners 
  • Gold coloured volume knob
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass corners

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#137
  • Punch cigar box, wide body, white
  • Gold plated tuners, jack plate,
  • Brass accents and corners
  • Double acorn brass bridge
  • Chicken head volume knob
  • Maple fret board with white off-set mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut
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#88 - 3 String Bass
 
This is a VegaFina box with no sound holes.  The nut to bridge distance is 30 inches.  It's fretless with mother of pearl markers,   based on 20 frets.  
I used the A, D and G strings, and it's tuned as a regular bass.

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#150
  • White wide-body La Aroma De Cuba
  • Oak fretboard with white mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Gold plated tuners, jack plate and volume knob
  • Brass double acorn bridge
  • Brass accents
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#121
  • Vegas Robaina wide body box
  • Black mother of pearl fret markers on a maple board
  • White nut
  • Gold-plated tuner, jack plate and volume knob
  • Brass accents
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#122
  • Ramon Allones narrow box
  • White off-set mother of pearl markers with a green nut
  • Gold-plated tuners, jack plate and mini-volume knob
  • Brass sound holes, tail stock and filigree corners
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#145
  • Yellow Don Tomas narrow body
  • Oak fret board featuring white mother of pearl markers
  • Red nut
  • Gold plated tuners, volume knob and jack plate
  • Brass accents
  • Double acorn bridge
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#148
  • Partagas wide-body presentation box
  • Black tuners, jack plate and chicken-head volume knob
  • Black accents
  • Maple fret board
  • Black mother of pearl markers
  • Black nut
  • Nickel plated tail stock and filigree corners
  • Chrome double acorn nut bridge
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#103
  • White Vega Fina wide box featuring dual Piezo pickups with a 3-way switch
  • Red nut picks up the vivid red print on the box
  • Maple finger board with black other of pearl markers
  • Chrome tuners and tail stock
  • Brass corners and a brass and chrome double acorn bridge




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#110
  • Yellow Don Tomas narrow box
  • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Red nut
  • Chrome accents








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#127
  • White 'Punch' narrow box
  • White mother of pearl fret markers
  • White nut
  • Double acorn brass bridge
  • Gold-plated tuners, volume knob, jack plate and brass sound holes and corners highlight the rich gold tones in the border




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#146
  • White wide-body Macanudo
  • Oak fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
  • White nut
  • Chrome tuners , volume knob and jack plate
  • Brass filigree corners
  • Chrome and brass double acorn bridge






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#134
  • Yellow narrow body Don Tomas box featuring black sound holes and volume knob
  • Fancy brass corners
  • Gold plated tuners and jack plate
  • Double acorn brass bridge
  • Black mother of pearl fret markers off-set on a maple fretboard




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#118
  • Narrow body white Don Tomas
  • Black mother of pearl markers
  • white nt
  • Black tuners, accents and jack plate
  • Brass corners
  • Nickel and brass acorn bridge
  • Chrome tail stock




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#60
  • Left-handed Romeo et Julieta
  • Chrome tuners
  • Brass tail stock and corners
  • Chrome accents
  • Oak fret board with black mother of pearl markers
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#120
  • 'Punch' narrow body box
  • Black mother of pearl fret markers
  • Chrome tail stock, jack plate and tuners
  • Steel sound holes
  • Brass corners




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#138
  • Narrow Padron presentation box
  • Gold plated tuners, jack plate and volume knob
  • Brass filigree corners
  • Black off-set mother of pearl markers 
  • Maple fret board
  • Black nut
  • Double acorn brass bridge






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#106
  • Simon Bolivar narrow body dress box, this is a very nice example of cigar box art
  • Brass accents
  • Gold tuners and jack plate
  • Maple fret board with black fret markers
  • Red nut
  • Double acorn brass bridge




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#142
For you bass players, here's my second cigar box bass guitar!  My neighbour Bob the Bass Player, really likes them!
Here are the details: 
  • Narrow Padron presentation box
  • 30 inches from nut to bridge
  • Fretless maple finger board,
  • Black nut
  • Gold plated tuners, jack plate and volume knob
  • No sound holes
  • A, D and G bass strings 

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#141 
  • Narrow Padron presentation box
  • Black sound holes, jack plate and  volume knob 
  • Decorative brass corners
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Black off-set mother of pearl markers on a maple fret board






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#140 
  • White Vega Fina narrow box
  • Black tuners, jack plate and accents
  • Chicken head volume knob
  • Decorative chrome corners
  • Chrome Double acorn bridge
  • Black mother of pearl markers on a maple fret board
  • Grey nut




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#136 
  • Another 'Little Black Dress', a narrow Cohiba Maduro 5 box
  • Features gold plated and brass accents
  • 22 gold-tone frets
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Brass filigree corners
  • Maple fretboard
  • White  mother of pearl markers
  • Black neck with black nut and gold plated tuners




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#135 
  • Alberta Red Neck edition Cohiba presentation box featuring the cut-out rose sound hole
  • Scalloped brass corners
  • Gold-plated jack plate, volume knob and tuners
  • Oak and brass bridge
  • Maple fret board with off-set black mother of pearl markers and black nut




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#133 
  • Yellow Monte Cristo
  • Gold-plated tuners, jack plate and volume knob
  • Brass accents and corners
  • Brass double acorn bridge
  • Maple fretboard with white mother of pearl markers and red nut








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#130 
  • Narrow body black Don Tomas
  • Black mother of pearl fret markers
  • Black nut
  • Gold-plated tuners, volume knob and jack plate
  • Brass accents
  • Double acorn brass bridge






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#129 
  • White Romeo y Julieta narrow box
  • White mother of pearl fret markers
  • White nut
  • Chrome tuners, volume knob and jack plate
  • Brass corners
  • Brass and steel double acorn bridge



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#128 
  • Yellow Don Tomas narrow box
  • Black mother off pearl fret markers
  • Red nut
  • Gold-plated tuners, volume knob and jack plate
  • Brass sound holes and filigree corners
  • Double acorn brass bridges






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#126 
  • Elaborate, black Rocky Patel  presentation box
  • Black mother of pearl fret markers
  • Black nut
  • Gold-plated tuners, volume knob and jack plate
  • Brass accents
  • Oak and brass bridge

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#125
  • A very unusual Cohiba presentation box
  • Wide body
  • Black mother of pearl fret markers
  • Red nut to highlight the red letter "O" on the front of the box
  • "f" holes
  • Gold-plated tuners, volume knob and jack plate
  • Brass trim
  • Double acorn brass bridge




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  • #116
    • Wide-body Diplomaticos box
    • Black Mother of Pearl markers 
    • Black nut
    • double acorn bridge
    • Chrome accents, jack plate and volume knob


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    #117
    • Wide body yellow Don Tomas
    • Alberta Redneck edition
    • Black mother of pearl markers off-set on a maple fret board
    • Black nut
    • Oak and brass bridge
    • Black tuners, sound holes and jack plate
    • Brass filigree corners
    • Chrome tail stock
    • Chicken head volume knob

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    #124
    • Simon Bolivar narrow box
    • White mother of pearl markers off-set on a maple fret board
    • Red nut
    • Gold-plated tuners, jack plate and mini volume knob
    • Brass accents, including brass filigree corners
    • Double acorn brass bridge






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    #100
    A milestone guitar, my 100th build!
    This is a large body Cohiba presentation box

    with f-holes, and it features: 
    • Dual Piezo pickups with a 3-way switch
    • Black nut and black mother of pearl fret markers on a maple finger board
    • Handmade brass corners
    • Gold tuners and jack plate
    • Brass double acorn bridge 






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    #114
    • Narrow body box black Don Tomas 
    • Maple fret board with black mother of pearl markers
    • Gold tuners, jack plate and volume knob
    • Brass accents
    • Brass filigree corners
    • Red nut
    • Double acorn brass bridge




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    #109
    • Davidoff Robusto narrow body presentation box
    • Alberta Red Neck edition
    • Gold tuners and jack plate
    • Brass accents and filigree corners
    • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
    • Black nut
    • Chicken-head volume knob
    • Double acorn brass bridge
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    #113
    • Vegas Robaina wide box
    • Black mother of pearl markers on a maple neck
    • White nut
    • Gold-plated jack plate, volume knob and tuners
    • Brass Accents
    • Double acorn brass bridge




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    #111
    • This  Casa Magna presentation box features 22 frets on a maple fretboard
    • Markers are black mother of pearl
    • White nut
    • Gold-plated tuners, jack plate and volume knob
    • Brass filigree corners
    • Brass accents
    • Double acorn brass bridge


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    #108
    • Green Ramon Allones narrow body 
    • Gold tuners and jack plate with brass accents
    • Maple fret board with white mother of pearl fret markers
    • Green nut matches the colour of the box
    • Double acorn brass bridge




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    #112
    A custom-build, this is a black Cohiba Maduro 5  presentation box featuring:
    • Maple fret board on a black neck
    • Gold tone frets
    • Black mother of pearl markers
    • Gold-plated jack plate, volume knob and tuners
    • Brass accents
    • Oak and brass bridge


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    #101
    • Don Tomas narrow body
    • Striking black accents and jack plate against a yellow background
    • Black tuners and nut
    • Maple fret board with black mother of pearl markers
    • Brass filigree corners 
    • Brass and chrome double acorn bridge




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    #94
    • Yellow  wide body Monte Cristo
    • Gold tuners, jack plate 
    • Brass accents
    • Black mother of pearl markers on a maple fretboard 
    • Double acorn bridge
    • White nut
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    #105
    • Black wide-body Rocky Patel presentation box
    • Understated elegance:  black-on-black accents, jack plate and volume knob
    • Gold plated tuners and brass tail stock 
    • Oak and brass bridge
    • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
    • Black nut
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    #107
    • San Cristobal de La Habana wide box
    • The richness of this box is enhanced by the gold tuners, jack plate, and brass accents
    • Double acorn bridge
    • Maple fret board with black mother of pearl markers
    • White nut
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    #15
    • Left handed Black Don Tomas, narrow body
    • Oak fret board
    • Mother of pearl fret markers
    • Oak and brass bridge
    • Brass and steel accents
    • No volume control
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    #98
    • Montesino Gran Corona wide body, this is a lovely, colourful box with chrome tuners and tail stock
    • Features a maple finger board with white mother of pearl fret markers
    • Brass and chrome acorn nut bridge
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    #97
    • L.G.C La Gloria Cubana honey brown presentation box
    • Alberta Red Neck edition 
    • Maple fret board with off-set black mother of pearl markers
    • Brass trim
    • Gold-plated tuners and jack-plate
    • Double acorn brass bridge
    • This one found a home in British Columbia
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    #104
    • Custom build, Casa Magna presentation box
    • Maple fretboard with black mother of pearl markers and black nut
    • Brass accents
    • Gold tuners and jack plate
    • Check my Facebook site for a video of this guitar being played by its new owner





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    #99
    • PUNCH wide-body cigar box, very deep blue, almost black in colour
    • Maple fret board with black mother of pearl markers
    • Gold tuner and jack plate
    • Brass accents
    • Oak and brass bridge
    • Black strap knobs
    • Black chicken-head volume control and nut
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    #79
    • White Don Tomas narrow body 
    • Gold tuners and end jack-plate
    • Off-set black mother of pearl fret markers on an oak fret board
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    #91
    A very striking Diplomaticos Habana yellow wide-body box with a richly coloured border.

    • black  jack plate and black sound hole cut-outs
    • Oak fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
    • Black tuners and brass accents
    • Chrome tail piece
    • Red nut




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    #95
    • Romeo y Julieta narrow box, featuring an image of the iconic balcony scene.
    • Gold tuners and jack plate 
    • Brass filigree corners
    • Black mother of pearl markers on a maple fretboard 
    • Double acorn bridge
    • White nut
    • The neck is slightly offset from the centre, just for something a little bit different.




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    #96
    • This custom black Cohiba Maduro, nicknamed "The Little Black Dress",  is a small box with a mighty voice!  Incredible sound and sustain, "Nigel".
    •  Features a maple fretboard with 22 frets, black mother of pearl fret markers, brass accents and gold-plated jack plate.
    • black neck

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    #92
    A burgundy coloured Rocky Patel presentation box, featuring:
    • Maple fret board with black mother of pearl fret markers
    • Chrome tuners, jack plate, tail stock and accents
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    #78
    • Arturo Fuente wide body
    • Black tuners and sound holes
    • Black and brass wood bridge
    • Chicken head volume knob
    • Oak fret board with black mother of pearl markers
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    #90
    Drew Estate Java presentation box
    with black tuners and jack plate.
    • Black sound holes
    • Chrome tail piece
    • Oak fretboard with black mother of pearl markers
    • Brass Corners
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    #85
    • Cohiba presentation box, Alberta Red Neck edition
    • Oak fret board with mother of pearl markers
    • Hand-formed brass corners
    • Gold-plated jack plate 
    • Black accents and tuners
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    #86
    • Macanudo wide body with a little bit of fun in the tuners.
    • Oak fret board finished with chrome "skull" tuners
    • Black mother of pearl markers
    • Polished steel accents, brass corners
    • "Lucky 13" skull volume knob
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    #77
    • Yellow Don Tomas narrow body
    • Black tuners and accents
    • Oak bridge
    • Black mother of pearl fret markers
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    #68
    • Monte Cristo wide box guitar
    • Gold-plated tuners and jack plate
    • oak fret board with black mother of pearl markers





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    #83
    • Santa Anna black and yellow box
    • Gold plated jack plate and tuners
    • Black accents
    • Double acorn bridge
    • Oak fret board with black mother of pearl markers
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    #67
    • Monte Cristo narrow box
    • Gold-plated tuners and jack plate
    • Maple fret board with black mother of pearl markers
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    #71  
    • Casa Magna presentation box
    • Alberta Red Neck edition
    • Gold-plated tuners & side jack plate
    • Maple fret board with black mother of pearl markers
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    #81
    • CAO  Brazilia box, the first I've had, this is a bold, colourful box.
    • Gold plated tuners and jack plate
    • Oak neck with off-set black mother of pearl markers and green nut


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    #80
    • Padron wide body presentation box
    • f-holes
    • Gold-plated tuners and jack plate
    • Oak fretboard, black mother of pearl markers
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    #54
    • Left-handed Chateau Real
    • Chrome tuners
    • Brass tail stock and corners
    • Chrome accents
    • Oak fret board with black mother of pearl markers
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    #73
    • Cohiba presentation box with beautiful flecking in the wood
    • "f" sound holes
    • Gold-plated tuners and jack plate
    • Black chicken head volume knob
    • Maple neck with black mother of pearl markers
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    #66 
    • White Vega Fina
    • Gold-plated tuners, jack plate
    • Oak fret board with black mother of pearl markers
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    #69 
    • Black Rocky Patel presentation box
    • Gold-plated tuners and jack plate
    • Black accents
    • Oak fret board, black mother of pearl markers
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    #76 - Custom order rose guitar
    • Alberta Red Neck on a Cohiba presentation box
    • Gold plated tuners and end jack plate
    • Oak fret board with black mother of pearl markers
    • Brass corners
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    #72 - Custom order
    • Alberta Red Neck on a black Don Tomas narrow body, with black tuners and black sound holes
    • Brass corners 
    • End jack
    • Red tail-stock
    • No fret markers 
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    #63  
    • Padron presentation box
    • Black tail stock, black tuners and accents
    • Gold -plated jack plate
    • Brass corners
    • Maple fret board with black mother of pearl markers
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    Chicago bluesman Fruteland Jackson has chosen to play this Winston & Fidel cigar box guitar in his award winning "All About the Blues series - Blues in the Schools" program.
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    #70   
    • Alberta Red Neck edition Drew Estate java presentation box
    • Maple Fretboard, black mother of pearl markers
    • Gold-plated tuners and jack plate
    • Black accents, volume knob
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    #64
    • Alberta Red Neck edition with something a little special:  a rose sound hole cut-out on a Cohiba presentation box
    • Oak fret board with black mother of pearl markers
    • gold plated tuners, jack plate and volume knob

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    Custom order, #64 R-B
    • Alberta Red Neck Edition, with rose sound hole cut-out on a Cohiba presentation box.
    • The pattern, supplied by the customer, is based on a rose by Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
    • Oak fret board with black mother of pearl markers, gold tuners and brass corners.
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    #62  
    • Classic Cohiba presentation box
    • f-holes
    • Hand-formed brass corners
    • Oak fret board
    • Black mother of pearl fret markers
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    #31 
    • Black Don Tomas cigar box
    • Maple fret board
    • Mother of pearl fret markers
    • Red nut
    • Brass corners with steel accents
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    #57 
    • Jose Gener cigar box
    • Maple fret  board
    • Black mother of pearl markers
    • Brass corners with steel accents
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    #34    

    • Alberta Redneck edition Cohiba presentation box
    • Oak fretboard
    •  Black accents


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    #35 
    • Yellow narrow-body Don Tomas
    • Gold-plated tuners and jack plate
    • Brass accents
    • Maple fretboard
    • Oak and brass bridge

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    #36      
    • Yellow Montecristo
    • Gold-plated tuners and jack plate
    • Brass accents
    • Oak fretboard
    • Double acorn nut-bridge


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    #38  
    • Narrow body Padron
    • Black and steel accents
    • Maple fretboard
    • Oak and brass bridge
    • Black mother-of-pearl fret markers
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    #39   
    • Narrow body black Don Tomas
    • Gold-plated tuners and jack-plate
    • Brass accents
    • Oak fretboard
    • Oak and brass bridge
    • White mother-of-pearl fret markers
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    #40   
    • Green Ramon Allones, narrow body
    • Brass and steel accents
    • Maple fretboard
    • Black mother-of-pearl fret markers
    • Chrome double-acorn bridge
    • CHECK OUT THE GREEN NUT!
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    #41  
    • Alberta Redneck edition
    • Yellow wide-body Don Tomas
    • Gold-plated tuner and jack plate
    • Brass accents
    • Double brass acorn nut bridge
    • Oak fretboard
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    #42  
    • Alberta Redneck
    • Thomas Hinds narrow-body
    • Natural finish
    • Maple fretboard
    • Black accents
    • Black mother-of-pearl fret markers
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    #43  
    • Arturo Fuentes wide-body
    • Gold-plated tuners and jack plate
    • Brass accents
    • Oak fretboard
    • Brass double acorn bridge 
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    #44  
    • Romeo and Julieta wide-body
    • Gold-plated tuners and jack plate 
    • Brass accents
    • Oak fretboard
    • Double acorn bridge 
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