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If you're a member of the Friends of C. B. Gitty group on on Facebook, you've probably seen some of the amazing creations of Steve Holladay. From double-necked fiddle-banjo hybrids, to bass banjos, Tennessee Music Boxes, fiddles galore and much more, Steve's been out there doing the Lord's work building homemade instruments for a long time... and it's safe to say he's pretty darn good at it. Recently he posted this video of him playing his "Pocket Box Guitar" - a tiny little travel gitty with a …

C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 "World's Wildest Electric Cigar Box Guitar" Build-Off."  We asked you to make the loudest, most diabolical electric cigar box guitar for our 2024 build-off and you delivered!  First Place and a $250 C. B. Gitty Gift Certificate (and full bragging rights) goes to John Bernyk of Brick Township, New Jersey!View original entry with full photos and demo video: https://www.facebook.com/groups/8066318936821144/permal …

Ben “Gitty” has been cleaning house, making our website even easier find your favorite parts, kits and more: No more wading through endless versions of the same product in the quantities you need. Want Tombstone tuners? You have one single listing that allows you to choose color/alignment combos, etc. Have you bookmarked your favorite products? No problem! All your old links will take you directly to the updated listings.  Are you a bargain hunter? All these changes also mean we’l …

CBGitty.com is looking for the WILDEST, LOUDEST & MOST DIABOLICAL electric cigar box guitar ever built! The more pickups, the more internal effects, the better!We’re looking for insane hot rods that could blow a Marshall stack!It’s time to push the cigar box guitar into the absurd!We will award C. B. Gitty gift certificates to the top five submissions as determined by our judges:The deadline for submissions is Sunday, November 3, 2024.Your instruments will be judged on creativity, originalit …

Daniel Hulbert is a Youtube star who specializes in building all kinds of different ukuleles.  We were thrilled to see his latest video, which shows a complete assembly of our best selling Tenorlele Uke Kit.  "This is a kit you could put together without a lot of elaborate tools," he says.  Hulbert does take a few extra steps to mod his kit, including routing the back of the neck for better playability and a beautiful stain finish.   Follow  Daniel Hulbert' …