Books

The 72 songs in this 240-page songbook form Volume One of a collection of some of the best traditional tunes from the mountains, farms and woods of America - Old-Tim

This book contains all of the canjo-building how-to info that Ben "Gitty" Baker has gleaned over almost a decade of building these fun, easy-to-play instruments. Canjos are one of the easiest...

In this 159-page book, Ben "Gitty" Baker teaches his methods for installing frets on cigar box guitars and other homemade instruments. Over the past 10 years thousands of necks, fretboards and...

A collection of 38 beloved, easy-to-play 

The 65 songs in this 215-page songbook form Volume Two of a collection of some of the best traditional tunes from the mountains, farms and woods of America - Old-Tim

Ben Gitty writes: I grew up in small pentecostal churches, where my grandma Myra helped lead the singing. The great old hymns and spirituals I learned during those years have stayed with him all my...

This is the "master volume" of our Cigar Box Guitar Hymnal series: 113 hymns, spirituals and carols, 316 pages in total. These books are professionally printed with standard glue binding. These...

Each Copy Signed by the Author! Join DIY luthier and C. B. Gitty founder Ben "Gitty" Baker on a photo-journal adventure through building seven heirloom instruments, all sourced from repurposed...

Grab your canjo and get picking, with this treasure trove of of the thirty best-known and beloved Christmas carols and songs! Playing these songs is easier than you ever believed, just follow the...

Ben Gitty writes: Irish music, and the people who play and sing it, have become a very special part of my life since I settled in the Seacoast region of New Hampshire. This book contains my favorite...

A collection of 49 beloved, easy-to-play classic songs arranged in tablature for 3-string Open GDG cigar box guitars - 152 pages of