Cigar Box Guitars & More

So rock me mama like a wagon wheel, rock me mama any way you feel... Perhaps you've heard the song, "Wagon Wheel," which has become a modern American anthem. I've been playing it for years, and even after hundreds of times, I still love it as much as I...

  There's nothing like a cluttered junk shop to set the handmade instrument builder's imagination to fizzing. For me recently, that inspiration came in the aisle of an antique/junk/hardware store in Farmington, New Hampshire. The battered old...

This is a one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted instrument created by Ben "Gitty" Baker, founder of C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply. Ben came up with idea of the Hobo Fiddle after delving deeply into the history and lore of America's hoboes. He has drawn upon that...

Just as A. E. Staley's baking powder worked wondrous transformations in bakers' recipes a century ago, so a hearty measure of artistry transformed an old packing crate into this beautiful heirloom guitar.  Wooden crates were once the mainstay of...

Here is your opportunity to own an amazing heirloom guitar whose roots go right down into the bedrock bones of the earth. Hand-crafted by Ben "Gitty" Baker, founder of C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply, this instrument features carefully selected reclaimed...

One hot August morning, Ben Gitty decided to head out to the workshop and build something. He'd been spending too much time at his desk, you see, and while the air conditioning is nice, he needed an "inspiration" break.  There's nothing like making...

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...

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...

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,...

Show off your love of homemade music and instruments loud and proud with this beautiful hand-made cigar box guitar!This is the second in our series of moonshine-inspired cigar box guitars. The image of a moonshine still runs through rural culture in...