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Introducing the 2022 C. B. Gitty International Video Playoff Winners!
We're proud to announce the winners of the 2022 C. B. Gitty Video Playoffs which was held in conjunction with The New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival. There were dozens of entries submitted, with a diverse selection of music styles, all played on homemade instruments. A specially selected panel of 24 judges selected the following as the top players.The grand prize winner and recipient of $500 is Sergi Estella of Rubi, Spain, who submitted the following video. The second prize
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1st Mar 2022
Mark Losco's Quad-Cone Resonator Guitar Conversion
John Dopyera built the first tri-cone resonator guitar in the 1920's to give guitarists a louder acoustic instrument to cut through band settings. The quest for louder guitars eventually went to electric pickups, amplifiers and PA speakers. However, many guitarists seek the metallic tones of an old resonator for deep blues, bottleneck slide and bluegrass music.C. B. Gitty customer, Mark Losco upped the ante in the resonator battle by sinking four of our Hubcap Resonator Cones in
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4th Jan 2022
We're Blown Away By Eumonik's Tin Can Microphone Video
Our Tin Can Microphone kit ($16.99) takes center stage in this fantastic video by hip hop musician/producer, Eumonik. Not only does he talk through it, but he also uses it to record several instruments. This is just fantastic! Follow his Youtube channel here.
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4th Nov 2021
Artistic Lap Steels Made from 2x4's
These started out as just scrap 2x4s, spray paint and pieces of plexiglass...Article by Shane Speal. I've been having a blast with the new 2x4 Lap Steel Kits from C. B. Gi. In a burst of creativity, I went to the craft store and bought a bunch of Rustoleum spray paints. I even chose some radical glitter colors.When I first developed the 2x4 Lap Steel, I kept the look very simple with raw wood and zip tie frets. In fact, the C. B. Gitty kit features my proto
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2nd Sep 2021
The Barnwood "Mountain Tenor" Guitar - A Builder's Diary
I just strung this guitar up this morning and it was love at first strum. The instrument is a C. B. Gitty Mountain Tenor Kit. Before I get into details, here's the demo I just filmed.The kit arrives "in the white" (unfinished) which allows you to paint, stain and customize. For the sides, back and neck, I used some English Chestnut stain I had from a hardwood floor project from many years ago. The face of the guitar is actually a photograph of the side of a barn that was printe
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2nd Sep 2021