C. B. Gitty

We've always been fans of the cowboy guitars with painted graphics that were sold in the 1930's-1950's.  Our Rodeo King pays homage to those instruments, while delivering a rough-and-tumble look...

This set of strings is selected specifically for tuning a 4-string instrument (such as a cigar box guitar) to G D A E tuning - the same tuning commonly used on mandolins, octave mandolins, Irish...

What's more efficient than having all of the tools you need for the job in one convenient place? This handy gadget combines three tools that are commonly used to re-string a guitar or other stringed...

To create this beautiful resonator cigar box guitar, we took our tried and true Illustrated Guitar design and added one of our medium "Hubcap" spun paint can lid reso cones, to create a wonderful...

This set of specially designed parts will help you make the best use of your C. B. Gitty Hubcap Reso Cone (or regular paint can lid) on your special instrument build. Ben "Gitty" Baker designed these...

These beautiful custom metal parts are absolutely perfect additions to that special cigar box guitar or other homemade instrument build. These parts are Made in the USA, cut via a special chemical...

This is a 8 x 10-inch decal sheet printed with carefully restored reproductions of ten actual vintage apothecary poison bottle labels. These are reprinted scans of actual old labels from actual...

Fresh off of the R&D bench at C. B. Gitty HQ, we are proud to present this beautifully  decorated Made-in-the-USA cigar box resonator guitar, just in time for St. Patrick's day! This...

Build - Decorate - Plug in - Cut Loose!  Build your own tenor ukulele - easy enough to make right at your kitchen table!   Decorate:  The light birch wood body is perfect for...

This is a set of four (4) nylon strings for 17-inch scale length tenor ukuleles, including our Vignette Series Tenorleles and Tenorlele kits. Choose from two tuning options: STANDARD (gCEA) sets...

Here's a great gift for guitar players, a handy pick case they can keep in their gig bags! This distinctive tin has a nickel/silver-colored plating and is printed with an original humorous...

These poplar tenor uke necks are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in the state of New Hampshire, USA, and we work hard to make sure they are a high-quality product! These are scaled...