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Folk Instrument Kits

Folk Instrument Kits

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Take a step back in time and build your own instrument.  C. B. Gitty's Folk Instrument Kits offer a fantastic way for new builders and seasoned to craft authentic cigar box guitars, resonators, lap steels and more.  Each project is fully customizable, allowing you to add your own artwork or other touches.  (See the customer photos in each listing for ideas!)

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  • "Country Roads" Banjo Kit - Authentic Mountain Banjo Sound "Country Roads" Banjo Kit - Authentic Mountain Banjo Sound

    "Country Roads" Banjo Kit - Authentic Mountain Banjo Sound

    C. B. Gitty

    $134.99 - $144.99
    Hear the full power of our banjo kit in this new demo video:  New Orleans jazz musician, Brett Gardner performs "Up a Lazy River" with The Cigar Box Serenaders using the Country Roads Banjo Kit as both lead and rhythm.     Build your...
    $134.99 - $144.99
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  • Special Edition "Star Spangled" Americana Box Fiddle Kit Special Edition "Star Spangled" Americana Box Fiddle Kit

    Special Edition "Star Spangled" Americana Box Fiddle Kit

    C. B. Gitty

    $124.99
    SPECIAL EDITION:  STAR SPANGLED 4-COLOR PRINT! This Americana Box Fiddle Kit makes it easy to build your own homemade 4/4 fiddle by removing all of the hardest parts: finding a properly sized box, finding the right parts and hardware, and...
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  • A fully assembled, custom-decorated example of this kit. A fully assembled, custom-decorated example of this kit.

    The Mountain Tenor Acoustic DIY Box Guitar Kit - Choose 3 or 4-string

    C. B. Gitty

    $119.99 - $135.99
      Designed with front (or back) porch picking in mind, this kit is perfect for playing good old down-home mountain music. Whether around the campfire, at church, or a pickin' and grinnin' jam session, the Mountain Tenor is the kit for you...
    $119.99 - $135.99
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  • The Americana Box Fiddle Kit The Americana Box Fiddle Kit

    The Americana Box Fiddle Kit

    C. B. Gitty

    $109.99
    Building and playing homemade fiddles has been a part of the American musical tradition from the country’s earliest years, and even before. Drawing upon their ancestors’ European roots, settlers from the Appalachian mountains to the woods...
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  • Cigar Box Fiddle Kit & Guide Cigar Box Fiddle Kit & Guide

    Cigar Box Fiddle Kit & Guide

    $89.99
    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 authentic Cigar Box Fiddle. Contains a fully carved neck,...
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  • The Lil' Bitty One-string Cigar Box Guitar Kit - Fun & Easy to Build & Play! The Lil' Bitty One-string Cigar Box Guitar Kit - Fun & Easy to Build & Play!

    The Lil' Bitty One-string Cigar Box Guitar Kit - Fun & Easy to Build & Play!

    C. B. Gitty

    $39.99
    It's alright to build a Lil' Bitty!  If you have ever thought about building yourself a cigar box guitar, but have been worried it would be too difficult for you, this is the kit for you! The Lil' Bitty kit was designed with first-timers in mind,...
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  • 2x4 Strummer Guitar Kit: How-to Book + Parts Pack - You Supply the 2x4! 2x4 Strummer Guitar Kit: How-to Book + Parts Pack - You Supply the 2x4!

    2x4 Strummer Guitar Kit: How-to Book + Parts Pack - You Supply the 2x4!

    C. B. Gitty

    $34.99
    This kit contains (nearly) everything you need to build a 2x4 Strummer Guitar following Ben Gitty's how-to plans - you just provide the 2x4! The kit includes Ben's how-to book, with over 70 photos and diagrams throughout 45 pages. In it, he walks you...
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  • Build a Packing Crate Guitar: How-To Book + Parts Kit by Ben "Gitty" Baker Build a Packing Crate Guitar: How-To Book + Parts Kit by Ben "Gitty" Baker

    Build a Packing Crate Guitar: How-To Book + Parts Kit by Ben "Gitty" Baker

    C. B. Gitty

    $14.99 - $74.99
    Turn antique packing crates, trunks and boxes into amazing, fully playable heirloom instruments! Using his 3-string short-scale "Baker's Friend" guitar as a build example, author Ben "Gitty" Baker walks you through every facet of the process,...
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