C. B. Gitty

This is a set of twelve standard adjustable hooks used for mounting and tensioning ring-style banjo heads on conventional round banjo body shells.

This is a geared friction-mount tuner/machine head for use with drone strings on 5-string banjos. This style of tuner is mounted into a hole drilled part-way up the side of the neck. They feature...

Skill level - MODERATE.  While the process is detailed as much as possible, this kit can still be a challenge for newer builders. Introducing one of the most often requested kits: our...

This is a pre-glued BLANK of a full-scale (4/4) maple violin neck with ebony fingerboard, ready for sanding and fitting. As a blank, these come as semi-rough and may have scuffs, small chips and such...

Here's a great way to add a pickup to your cigar box guitar or other homemade instrument build! This harness has three piezo disks with adhesive backing, so you can position them around the underside...

This is a collection of parts intended for building homemade violins and fiddles. It includes the following items: Ebony tailpiece with fine-tuner mechanisms (Labeled photo Parts C & D) ...

This is a standard shoulder rest, designed to be fitted onto conventional violins and fiddles to help them be comfortably held under the chin and played. This rest is adjustable for height and grip,...

This is a set of parts designed to allow a standard 4/4 full-size violin to be electrified (so that it can be plugged into an amplifier). It includes a center-lead violin-style rod piezo pickup (part...

This is a set of quality violin strings, perfect for use on student violins and homemade fiddles. They are made from steel cores wound with aluminum-magnesium alloy, and are intended for full-size...

This is a solid cake of high-grade rosin for use with violin and fiddle bows. Also works great for viola, cello and bass viols. One of these will last for many years of violin/fiddle playing, when...

This is a full-size (4/4) horsehair violin bow, with an ebony frog and round profile. It is a solid bow that will serve well for homemade cigar box fiddles and students of conventional violin. Like...

This sturdy tool is designed for reaming just the right taper into the peg heads of instruments that use wooden friction-style tuning pegs, such as fiddles, old-time banjos and more. The tapered...