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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 …

Shane Speal's latest four-string cigar box guitar combines a wide array of CBGitty.com parts into an alternate-reality, retro blues machine.  Follow along as he describes the gumbo of parts, techniques and creative ideas behind it.  Here's a quick intro video highlighting the fantastic tone of this machine...Photos, video & text by Shane Speal Above: A collection of CBGitty.com's resonator covers, displayed in front of the half-built Reso Electro.  A second H …