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The international cigar box guitar community rallied around one of their own when Burton Philbrick lost his wife, Kathy last December.  In order to comfort their friend and pay tribute to his wife, at least seven different makers joined together to present a memorial guitar.Philbrick says, “Mike Shaw built this beautiful memorial guitar to my wife Kathy based on one of my first cigar box guitars I had built for her. It was kept a secret from then they surprised me with it. An international …

We make a lot of custom printed cigar box guitars featuring artwork or photos provided by our customers, but every once in a while, the perfect photo is submitted and we just have to marvel.  This is one such guitar.Lin H.  from Camp Hill, PA sent a photo of this little feller sitting on a guitar case and it made the perfect guitar.  From the cowboy hat to harmonica and his infectious smile, we couldn't wait to build this for him.  Do you have a photo that would look great on …

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 …

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 …

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. …