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Nearly anything can be made into a musical instrument. All it takes is a little creative thinking and elbow grease.My first cigar box guitar was from a kit. And though the parts were already chosen and a set of instructions on how to assemble them into a guitar were included, I was astounded at how awesome my guitar was after it was finished -- even if it was a kit. It was remarkable that with a cigar box, a 1x2 stick, and a handful of hardware such as a door hinge and a couple of bolt …

Shane Speal has filmed dozens...if not a couple hundred videos featuring various C. B. Gitty parts.  In this new edit of a 2015 video, Speal shows off a 3-string license plate guitar that features:a C. B. Gitty Gold Foil Pickup 3-saddle Hard Tail Bridge  ($9.99) Shane Speal tuners ($5.49) Shane Speal Electric Guitar Strings ($4.99) …

Want to learn how to play chords on your 3-string cigar box guitar? Use flashcards 20 minutes a day.That’s right. Those things you used to learn your times tables and other grade school lessons.As you're about to see, they're not just for kiddos.With a handful of flashcards and a short amount of time devoted each day to using them, you can master 3-string cigar box guitar chords.Master 3-string chord shapes in a few minutes each dayStart by writing chord names on the blank sides of the index car …

Welcome back to Watt Corner and happy new year! With 2018, and all the incredible community submissions behind us, it's feels good to share the photos you'll see in this post knowing they'll jumpstart your new year CBGs.So first, thank you to each and every one of you who last year shared photos and videos with us so that we can feature your work on our website. And, of course, big thanks also to those who took time out of their busy holiday schedules to share pictures of, and stories …

With hundreds of entries via C. B. Gitty's Customer Gallery, CigarBoxNation.com, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, the Santa's Workshop photo contest was our most popular ever!  Thank you to all who submitted their photos and descriptions featuring instruments made for the 2018 Holiday Season.Luckily for us, this wasn't a judged contest. The instruments were all fantastic!  Instead (as per the rules), we used random number generators to pick one grand prize winner and five runners up. & …