C. B. Gitty Publishing

We present the "Hawaiian Tremoloa": a historical musical instrument patent poster from our Musical Oddities Series of breathtaking, oddball instruments.  Art.  History.  Inspiration...

We present the "Electric Banjo": a historical musical instrument patent poster from our Musical Oddities Series of breathtaking, oddball instruments.  Art.  History.  Inspiration...

We present the "Cigar Box Pitchfork Fiddle-Drum": a historical musical instrument patent poster from our Musical Oddities Series of breathtaking, oddball instruments.  Art.  History...

This is a historic-themed 12 x 18" poster printed on brown kraft paper. The poster, designed by Shane Speal, features a photo of the famous Razzy Dazzy Spasm Band, a group of young New Orleans street...

Part songbook, part history, part fiction and part memoir, "The Legend of the Hobo Fiddle" is author Ben "Gitty" Baker's attempt to introduce his musical instrument creation and share some of the...

  We present "The Marxophone": a historical musical instrument patent poster from our Musical Oddities Series of breathtaking, oddball instruments.  Art.  History.  Inspiration...

We present "The Ukelin": a historical musical instrument patent poster from our Musical Oddities Series of breathtaking, oddball instruments.  Art.  History.  Inspiration. The Ukelin...

This poster is an artistic throwback to the Vaudeville phenomenon that was made popular in the United States and Canada from the late 1800's until the early 1930's. Vaudeville was a mixture of many...

This poster features a reprint of classic cigar box banjo (guitar) plans, which originally ran in the St. Joseph Herald newspaper in Michigan in 1886. These plans, which seem to be based on the...

This is a set of 2 12 x 18" posters, designed by Ben "Gitty" Baker and printed right here in the C. B. Gitty workshop in New Hampshire, USA. These posters include 60 authentic secret hobo signs and...

This is a set of 8 greeting cards, printed with original artwork from our own Zoli Viva Nova (aka Farley Andresen). Her sketch was inspired by some classic black and white photographs of old...

Grab your canjo and get picking, with this treasure trove of over 115 beloved, well-known songs! Playing these songs is easier than you ever believed, just follow the numbers above the words in the...

Grab your canjo and get picking, with this treasure trove of 53 beloved, well-known songs! Playing these songs is easier than you ever believed, just follow the numbers above the words in the...

Grab your canjo and get picking, with this treasure trove of 53 beloved, well-known songs! Playing these songs is easier than you ever believed, just follow the numbers above the words in the...

Grab your canjo and get picking (again!), with this treasure trove of 53 MORE beloved, well-known songs! This is our SECOND volume of traditional songs arranged for playing on the one-string canjo...

Grab your cigar box guitar and get picking, with this treasure trove of 53 different tablature arrangements of 35 beloved, well-known songs! This songbook includes 5 pages of "how-to-play"...

Grab your cigar box guitar and get picking, with this treasure trove of 53 different tablature arrangements of 35 beloved, well-known songs! This songbook includes 5 pages of "how-to-play"...

Grab your cigar box guitar and get picking, with this treasure trove of 53 different tablature arrangements of 32 beloved, well-known songs! This songbook includes 5 pages of "how-to-play"...

Grab your cigar box guitar and get picking, with this treasure trove of tablature arrangements of 32 beloved, well-known songs! This songbook includes 5 pages of "how-to-play" information, making...

Grab your cigar box guitar and get picking, with this treasure trove of 70 different tablature arrangements of 31 beloved, well-known songs! This songbook includes 5 pages of "how-to-play"...

Grab your cigar box guitar and get picking, with this treasure trove of 70 different tablature arrangements of 31 beloved, well-known songs! This songbook includes 5 pages of "how-to-play"...

This blueprint-style poster features 24 of the most popular chord forms for playing songs on a cigar box guitar (or other handmade instrument) tuned to Open G "GDg". Shane Speal designed this poster,...

Tack this piece of art to your wall and you'll be inspired to explore the blues on your 3-string cigar box guitar! This poster features a mix of the most popular scales for playing the blues on a...

This massive two-volume songbook contains all of the best and most beloved traditional songs from Ireland, Scotland and beyond, ready to be played on your 3-string Cigar Box Guitar. Love...

Some of the most beautiful love songs ever written... A collection of 39 beloved, easy-to-play Irish, Scottish, English and Irish-American songs arranged in tablature for 3-string...

This 400-page songbook contains all of the best and most beloved traditional songs from Ireland, Scotland and beyond, ready to be played sung and strummed at your favorite session! Love...

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...

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: Get into the festive Christmas spirit with this beautiful collection of timeless Christmas hymns and songs. This 130-page spiral-bound songbook contains 31 of the best-known and...

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 me all my...

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 me all my...

A collection of 45 beloved, easy-to-play classic songs arranged in tablature for 3-string Open GDG cigar box guitars. Each song includes tablature, chords, lyrics and additional information...

A collection of 49 beloved, easy-to-play classic songs arranged in tablature for 3-string Open GDG cigar box guitars - 152 pages of music and instruction in total! Each song includes...

Here are the most popular and often-used ukulele chords, on one easy-to-read 12 x 18" poster! Designed by Ben "Gitty" Baker and printed in the U. S. A. by C. B. Gitty Publishing, these are great for...

A collection of 30 beloved, easy-to-play classic songs arranged in tablature for 4-string Open GDGB cigar box guitars and other homemade instruments. Each song includes multiple tablature...

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...

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...

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...

Ben Gitty writes: As you probably know, the Irish have a bit of a reputation for enjoying their drink... and for writing songs to celebrate it. This songbook contains my favorite traditional Irish...

Ben Gitty writes: This book contains a collection of Irish and Scottish songs that have to do with the long struggle for independence those countries have undergone. I have also included some related...