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Build the mythical one-string guitar from blues and Americana folklore.   This is the instrument that Blind Willie Johnson first learned slide guitar.   Countless other music legends have started with a diddley bow, too.   Originally...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

This is a one-string acoustic canjo, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. These instruments are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy to play, well-made and look great - all at a...

This is an acoustic canjo kit, offered under the American Canjo Company(tm) brand by C. B. Gitty. Each of these instrument kits include a fretted neck that is hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in New Hampshire, USA. They are fun and easy build and...

Build a fully playable, Depression Era cigar box guitar using our modern parts and fully detailed directions.  Just add your own 1 x 2 x 34-inch hardwood plank for the neck.  Thousands of builders have used these kits to create their own...

Build a fully playable, Depression Era cigar box guitar using our modern parts and fully detailed directions - you just supply a stick for the neck!  Just add your own 1 x 2 x 34-inch hardwood plank for the neck.  Thousands of builders...

It looks like a sushi lunchbox!  It plays like a ukulele! It's the fun and fully playable do-it-yourself ukulele kit.   Build, customize, decorate and play!   Difficulty:  EASY Adult supervision for kids under...

It's alright to build a Lil' Bitty!  If you have ever thought about building yourself a cigar box guitar, but have been worried it would be too difficult for you, this is the kit for you! The Lil' Bitty kit was designed with first-timers in mind,...

Once upon a time, the Ukulele was only associated with grass skirts and beach luaus. In the past few decades, the Ukulele has enjoyed a steady rise in popularity to the modern day. Now everyone from young musicians sharing their songs on YouTube,...

  See the Cigar Box Nation article on Artistic Lap Steels for even more inspiration The 2x4 Lap Steel parts kit: just supply your own scrap 2x4 plank! Finally learn how to play lap steel guitar without investing in a brand new instrument. ...