Cigar Box Guitars & More

Brother, have you heard the roar of the fast express? Have you seen starlight on the rails?" - Thomas Wolfe, “Of Time and the River”   Ben "Gitty" Baker writes: The Hobo Fiddle is a handmade instrument built from might-have-been's...

Brother, have you heard the roar of the fast express? Have you seen starlight on the rails?" - Thomas Wolfe, “Of Time and the River”   Ben "Gitty" Baker writes: The Hobo Fiddle is a handmade instrument built from might-have-been's...

Show off your love of homemade music and instruments loud and proud with this beautiful hand-made cigar box guitar!The "Vivigraphic" printing method produces high resolution, photo-quality images. The printing process is somewhat time intensive, so we...

Show off your love of homemade music and instruments loud and proud with this beautiful hand-made cigar box guitar!The "Vivigraphic" printing method produces high resolution, photo-quality images. The printing process is somewhat time intensive, so we...

Show off your love of homemade music and instruments loud and proud with this beautiful hand-made cigar box guitar!Much like the ever-versatile 3-string guitar, Rat Rods are pieced together from whatever parts the builder has laying around. They are a...

Show off your love of homemade music and instruments loud and proud with this beautiful hand-made cigar box guitar!The "Vivigraphic" printing method produces high resolution, photo-quality images. The printing process is somewhat time intensive, so we...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

"Play your licks... on Route 66!" Proudly emblazoned with the legendary Route 66 sign depicted as painted on an aged brick wall, this guitar is an essential part of your kit for the next cross-country trip! This beautiful piece is one of our line of...

Now includes free hardwood tipper/beater for playing! This is a beautiful frame drum built by master drum maker Dale Vigent, right here in Gonic, New Hampshire. The body of the drum is sturdy 6-ply plywood (locally made in Manchester, New Hampshire),...

Now includes free hardwood tipper/beater for playing! This is a beautiful frame drum built by master drum maker Dale Vigent, right here in Gonic, New Hampshire. The body of the drum is sturdy 6-ply plywood (locally made in Manchester, New Hampshire),...

This beautiful handcrafted cigar box guitar features artwork of a Rainbow Trout from a close friend of the Gitty crew, Dan "Deke" Caldwell. Dan is a local builder that provided the original canjo to Gitty, that eventually lead to the creation of C. B...

This beautiful handcrafted cigar box guitar features a vintage Cigar Box artwork depicting life on a campsite during the 1800s, making it the perfect accessory for your next camping trip! This beautiful piece is one of our line of Illustrated Guitars,...

These are fun, easy-to-play acoustic canjos, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. Canjos are a cross between a mountain dulcimer and a...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

This beautiful hand-crafted cigar box guitar features a vintage photo from the early 1900's of the original "Razzy Dazzy Spasm Band", a group of New Orleans street urchins who performed on homemade instruments in the Storyville area of the city. Band...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

These little speakers really pack a nice punch! Rated at 4 watts of output power with an impedance of 8 ohms, these make great speakers for homemade amplifiers - in fact, these are what we use in our own amps and amp kits! See the specs below and the...

This is a pack of 5 black metal perforated speaker covers, the same as we use in most of our own amplifiers. They are specially made to fit our 3-inch speakers. These can also be used for sound hole covers (the look great mounted inside the box so that...

This guitar will really put some steam back into your musical engine. Depicting the classic "Orient Express" train running through the Cascade Mountains, this was a color postcard from the halcyon days of American railroading and makes this guitar a...

This is a beautiful gold speaker cover, perfect for use on cigar box amplifiers and more. They also make great sound hole covers for cigar box guitars! This speaker cover has an "atomic" shape, and four holes for mounting screws/bolts (not included). As...

Now includes free hardwood tipper/beater for playing! This is a beautiful frame drum built by master drum maker Dale Vigent, right here in Gonic, New Hampshire. The body of the drum is sturdy 6-ply plywood (locally made in Manchester, New Hampshire),...

This amplifier was designed specifically with smart phones in mind! Built into a beautiful all-wood Drew Estate Legends cigar box, this amp runs on a 9-volt battery and accepts input via a standard 3.5mm stereo jack (standard headphone size jack) which...

If you've been looking for a great, custom and affordable Cigar Box Amplifier to go with your Cigar Box Guitar, then look no further! These great little amps are hand-crafted in the U.S.A. in C. B. Gitty's workshop. Their heart is an Artec SDA-T 2...

Here is your chance to own a beautiful hand-crafted printed cigar box guitar with graphics and artwork that YOU choose! Family photos, vacation pics, favorite artwork and images - it's up to you! We can print these using either our rustic ink transfer...

Celebrate the United States' first official flag, with this beautiful hand-made cigar box guitar that printed using a secret "Richagraphic Transfer" process!There is something undeniably appealing about the simple majesty of the circle of thirteen...

Catch the Katy, don't be stuck ridin' no mule! This awesome-sounding cigar box guitar and amplifier combo features vintage postcard artwork of the famous "Katy" limited passenger train. Its name was derived from the name of the railroad - the Kansas,...

"She caught the Katy, and left me a mule to ride..." So began one of Taj Mahal's most famous songs, which went on to be featured in the opening scene of the classic movie The Blues Brothers. This cigar box amplifier is emblazoned with vintage postcard...

This beautiful piece is one of our line of "illustrated" guitars, designed to capture the essence of fundamental, no-frills stringed instrument crafting. To the sturdy, no-frills frame (tone-rich wooden cigar box, hardwood neck & fretboard, solid...

Sailor and Navy tattoo artwork is some of the most recognizable of the 20th century, with a very distinctive style, based on older Japanese methods. Now you can get a re-imagining of one of the best-known designs on your Cigar Box Guitar! We also...