Packing Crate Instruments

This is a set of three nylon strings especially for homemade instruments built in the style of Ben Gitty's Hobo Fiddles. They are intended to be used on 17-inch scale instruments tuned to Open G "GDG". This set includes two plain nylon strings and one...

These fretboards were specially designed by Ben Gitty for use on his Hobo Fiddles. They are fully fretted to a 17-inch scale (the standard Hobo Fiddle scale) with a jumbo "zero fret". The fret position markers are custom engraved with real hobo glyphs at...

Turn antique packing crates, trunks and boxes into amazing, fully playable heirloom instruments! Using his 3-string short-scale "Baker's Friend" guitar as a build example, author Ben "Gitty" Baker walks you through every facet of the process,...