Fun Stuff & Misc.

Easily build yourself a handy, portable stand for your cigar box guitar or other instrument. Crafted from 6mm-thick Baltic Birch plywood, and designed and manufactured right here in the C. B. Gitty Shop in New Hampshire, USA, this stand was designed BY...

The easiest top-mounted cigar box guitar pickup!  No routing.  No cutting.  Just attach to the top of your cigar box guitar.  The humbucker design makes it quieter than single coil pickups.  Hand-wound in the USA, for cigar box...

No more string packs flying around the workshop!   No more fumbling for the right gauges! Store your long-package C. B. Gitty Strings easily on your table or shelf, allowing you six gauges at your fingertips. This handy kit sprung out of the...

Choose from one of the below options for your $500 order free reward! Just make sure you have $500 of items in your shopping cart (before shipping), and then add this reward item to your cart, and it will be FREE! This is our way of saying THANK YOU for...

If you're looking for a unique option to add to your slide collection, you don't want to miss this one! In the years that we've been doing this, we've seen slides come in many different materials. Ceramic, Stainless, Brass, Glass, Copper... but this...

It looks like a sushi lunchbox!  It plays like a ukulele! It's the fun and fully playable do-it-yourself ukulele kit.   Build, customize, decorate and play!   Difficulty:  EASY Adult supervision for kids under...

Ben Gitty has taken one of our popular Hard Maple fretboard blanks and printed it with his boldly colorful original design, a montage of patriotic American images. These fretboards are intended for use on cigar box guitars - choose whether you want it...

Ben Gitty has taken one of our popular Hard Maple fretboard blanks and printed it with a striking custom design by Randy Howerter, which evokes vintage wooden yardsticks from days gone by. This unslotted fretboard is intended for use on slide cigar box...

Now you can get a beautiful, great-sounding all-wood cigar box with a custom-printed top, using artwork (old photos, graphics, etc) that YOU provide! Build a truly unique guitar using these great-sounding wooden boxes! *IMPORTANT INFO: PLEASE READ...

This is a bulk 12-pack of C. B. Gitty brand .048" (48-gauge) nickel-wound ball-end electric guitar strings, proudly manufactured in the UNITED STATES specifically for C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply. These are high-quality guitar strings perfect for use on...

MEDIUM SIZE CONES ON SALE FOR JUST $9.99 (regularly $16.00)! This is the best size for cigar box guitars!   The ultimate DIY instrument resonator cone! More "dobro-esque" tones than cookie tins or standard paint can lids. Easier to mount than...

Once upon a time, the Ukulele was only associated with grass skirts and beach luaus. In the past few decades, the Ukulele has enjoyed a steady rise in popularity to the modern day. Now everyone from young musicians sharing their songs on YouTube,...

A C. B. Gitty original, designed specifically for cigar box guitar builders! The miter box created from this kit allows you to cut perfect fret slots in your cigar box guitar necks and fretboards. Only a screwdriver is needed for assembly (no glue...

This is a solid brass guitar slide, hand-crafted in the USA by master jeweler Ron Hall. This is an adjustable style brass slide formed from a rolled sheet, so that you can adjust it by bending to fit your finger. The word "HOBO" has been stamped on one...

These oval tags measure 1 3/4-inches long by 1 1/2-inches tall (44.5mm x 38.1mm). Put one on your keychain, make a necklace, screw to a guitar headstock, whatever you want. We cut these here in the C. B. Gitty shop from .024-inch thick stainless steel...

This is a set of two laser-cut pickup rings sized specifically for the popular "Electric Delta" 3-pole and 4 pole style of pickup. We cut these from 1/8" thick American-made Birch Plywood panels, and the result is a beautiful, Made-in-the-USA way to add...

Select your desired wood type and fretting options above. These custom, American-made fretboards are designed specifically for use on cigar box guitars with necks 1 1/2" wide. The fretboard is 20 3/8" long, 1/4" thick and has 20 frets, spaced for a 23"...

The miter box created from this kit allows you to cut perfect scarf joints with just a flush-cut hand saw (not included). Only a screwdriver is needed for assembly (no glue required), and only takes about 15 minutes. This miter box jig was designed by...

These poplar guitar 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! We use the same style neck on our Pure and Simple Kit. They were designed for the...

This is a bulk 12-pack of C. B. Gitty brand .046" (46-gauge) nickel-wound ball-end electric guitar strings, proudly manufactured in the UNITED STATES specifically for C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply. These are high-quality guitar strings perfect for use on...

Finally, an easy and affordable way to put the perfect bevel on your files AND take care of sharp fret ends!These are beautiful, distinctive and extremely useful tools for finishing off your fret jobs on guitars, basses, banjos and other fretted...

Finally, an easy and affordable way to take care of sharp fret ends, without affecting the bevel!A beautiful, distinctive and extremely useful tool for finishing off your fret jobs on guitars, basses, banjos and other fretted instruments. This tool is...

This easy-to use tool helps take the guesswork out of leveling your frets! Each tool has four flat edges of different lengths. Place one of these flat edges over three frets on your fretboard and rock it back and forth. If you feel some rocking, then...

These are the perfect "cover-up" for neck-notching mistakes! This is a set of two neck collars for cigar box guitars, made to fit over 1x2 necks that have been extended at the heel (see photo), to help hide jagged notch cuts. These collars are laser cut...

This simple kit allows you to create a handy wall-mount tool organizer for your workbench! Assembly is as easy as can be - no gluing or clamping required, just a #1 or #2 Phillips screwdriver! The innovative tab & slot machine screw & nut...

Now you can get our popular box kit with a custom-printed top, using artwork (old photos, graphics, etc) that YOU provide! Build a truly unique guitar using these great-sounding wooden boxes! This is a simple kit for easily constructing a 8.5 x 11"...

We created this box kit specially for license plate resonator guitars at the request of the community. This kit also affords builders the opportunity of building their own, perfectly sized Cigar Box Guitar body! This box style features true "Box Joints"...

We created this box kit with our custom printed veneer sheets in mind, allowing limitless customization. But this kit also affords builders the opportunity of building their own, perfectly sized Cigar Box Guitar body! This box style features true "Box...

This set includes all of our acrylic fretting scale templates, from the soprano ukulele at 13 inches to the full-size Fender bass at 34 inches. Separately these would cost you over $200, but we offer them here at a serious savings! Here are the scale...

"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...

These poplar guitar 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! We use these same necks on our Pure and Simple Kit. They were designed for the...

This display rack is the perfect way to show off your guitar slide collection. (Can you ever have enough guitar slides? We think not!) This 16-slide rack comes in kit form with unfinished surfaces, so you can paint, stain or lacquer them as desired...

This DIY box kit is easy to assemble, and perfectly sized for building a homemade license plate resonator guitar! They can also used for other craft purposes! This is a simple kit for easily constructing a plywood box sized 12.5" x 6.5" x 2.7".We...

These 3x5" black and white oval bumper stickers are printed on high-quality automotive-grade vinyl, and will stand up to outdoor conditions for years. We have created a number of awesome designs to help you show off your cigar box guitar and homemade...

This is a pack of 8 thin plywood retainer nuts, intended for use on 3-string cigar box guitars (and other homemade instruments) with recessed headstocks and zero frets. See the listing photos for an idea of how these are intended to be mounted. These...

This DIY box kit is easy to assemble, and perfectly sized for homemade guitar effects pedals and other electronics projects requiring a sturdy enclosure. They can also used for craft purposes! This is a simple kit for easily constructing a plywood box...

This DIY box kit is easy to assemble, and perfectly sized for homemade amplifiers, effects boxes and other electronics projects requiring a sturdy enclosure. They can also used for craft purposes, and even for building homemade ukuleles! This is a...

Designed by the mad scientists of the Gitty Laboratories, these acrylic fretboards bring endless possibilities for customizing your Cigar Box Guitar! Swap underlay designs in and out to fit the season, your mood, or specific gigs - your creativity is the...

We proudly present the "Rail Runner 2.0" line of cigar box guitar bridges. Laser-cut out of domestic and exotic hardwoods, they are perfect for mounting on the top of your box as a simple, yet effective, bridge. For the applicable listings, the lead...

 BONUS VIDEO - HOW TO MOD YOUR FRETBOARD AND ADD ART!!! This is a clear acrylic fretboard, laser-engraved with fret markings for a 23-inch scale. These were designed for use on our 2x4 Lap Steel kit. Just but the top edge up against the nut and...