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Winners of the Hard Times Make Great Music Build-Off(Post)
With hundreds of entries across three social media platforms and direct to our email, this was the most popular build-off contest we've ever hosted. The instruments were diverse and covered ...
Instrument Building Contest - "Hard Times Make Great Music"(Post)"Hard times make great music." Ain't that th' truth?! While e'rrybody is stuck at home, we're gonna get y'all building the coolest stringed instruments ever. There's over $10 ...
Shane Speal shows off his favorite Gitty parts on a new guitar(Post)In this video, King of the Cigar Box Guitar Shane Speal shows off one of his recent cigar box guitar builds, featuring all of the great C. B. Gitty parts on it: Shane Speal Signature 3-string Tun ...
Gitty Gang Show #123 | Valentine's Day Jam Session(Post)In this post, you'll see episode #123 of the Gitty Gang Show: the Valentine's Day Jam Session. For this show, the Gang hit the stage and took turns leading performances of songs ranging from an Irish ...
Metal Box Corners: Stylish & Practical Cigar Box Guitar Hardware(Post)Metal box corners come in a variety of styles and finishes. From low-profile surface-mount types to long-legged trunk corner styles, they are a great way to spruce up your homemade instrument buil ...
Is it getting harder to find Cigar Box Guitar-sized cigar boxes?(Post)I buy a lot of cigar boxes from a number of wholesale sources, including a couple of the biggest online and mail-order cigar companies in the country. Just last week a shipment of 5 pallets of empty ...
Salvaging Pallet Wood: Beware of These Things(Post)Reclaiming wood from old pallets to build cigar box guitars can be a satisfying endeavor. Giving new life to those cast-off hunks of wood is fun, but also involves some safety concerns. In thi ...
120 Year Old Cigar Box Guitar - "The Horse's Bridle"(Post)The following article is excerpted from the book, Making Poor Man's Guitars by Shane Speal ($19.99). Measuring in at 30" (76cm) long, 5" (12 3/4cm) wide and 3" (7 1/2 cm) deep, this two-st ...
Drowning Man Saved: Depression-Era Guitar Celebrates Group Effort (Post)Cigar box builder and performing artist William E. W. built a C. B. Gitty part-filled guitar, featuring "the drowning man hand" from a play poster for a production in which he acted. The depress ...
Sometimes you find handmade instruments in unlikely places(Post)This past January I was out in Los Angeles for the winter NAMM show. NAMM is the National Association of Music Merchants, and it is the biggest music-industry trade show in the United States. I wrote ...
Practical Tips For Junkers & Pickers Making DIY Musical Instruments(Post)I love junk. Not for its own sake, really, or out of any desire to accumulate it myself. I love junk because of its potential – the story of what it was, and the unwritten story of what it could ...
Cigar Box Guitar Electronics & Hardware(Page)C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply has all of the cigar box guitar electronics and related hardware you need! Piezo Disks · Piezo Rods · ...
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Hard-tail Bridges for Cigar Box Guitars & More - Choose Strings, Color and Saddle Style
C. B. Gitty
$8.59 - $15.99Hard-tail bridges have become a very popular option for cigar box guitar builders, and we have a wide range of varieties available! These are perfect for 3-string and 4-string cigar box guitars and...$8.59 - $15.99 -
3pc. "Indie" Single-String Hard-tail Bridges - Choose Style and Color
C. B. Gitty
$10.49 - $14.99These give you complete control over how many strings your instrument will have, and how they will be spaced and placed. Each bridge section doubles as both "top-loading" (strings through the back of...$10.49 - $14.99 -
Street Band "Hard Times Make Great Music " Cigar Box Nation Poster - featuring vintage photo
C. B. Gitty Publishing
$5.00This poster features a vintage photo from the early 1900's, possibly taken in New Orleans. Shane Speal discovered this old photo at an antiques dealer back in the 90's, and recently re-scanned it in...$5.00 -
Premium Fretted Cigar Box Guitar Neck - Hard Maple with Fretboard Options
C. B. Gitty
$87.99Ben and Farley have teamed up to bring you a beautiful neck ready for use on your next Cigar Box Guitar, made from the finest raw materials right here at C. B. Gitty headquarters! The dimensions of...$87.99 -
Top-Loading Adjustable Bridge for Electric 6-string Guitar - Choose Color
C. B. Gitty
$10.49 - $13.99These are classic-style adjustable bridges for electric guitars, cigar box guitars and more. These bridges mount right to the top of the guitar via the included mounting screws, and each...$10.49 - $13.99 -
Hard Times Make Great Music Shirt
C. B. Gitty
$15.99Heavy 100% cotton unisex t-shirt, emblazoned with our motto: Hard Times Make Great Music. Available in sizes Small to 4XL, these will stand up to the woodshop and out on the town as well. American...$15.99 -
"EasyTail" Cigar Box Guitar Bridges - Basic 3-string - USA-made!
C. B. Gitty
$10.99 - $13.79We are proud to offer this new design of easy-to-use hardtail bridges designed by Ben "Gitty" Baker specifically for cigar box guitars. These are single-piece, "fixed saddle" style bridges, which can...$10.99 - $13.79 -
Hard Times Make Great Music Bumper Sticker - 8.5" x 2.75"
C. B. Gitty
$1.99This is a glossy outdoor bumper sticker, emblazoned with bold white printing on a black background. These bear the phrase "HARD TIMES MAKE GREAT MUSIC", one of the slogans of the Cigar Box Guitar...$1.99 -
Re-LapZ B-Bender Junior - Easy Pitch-Bending Add-On for Top-Loading Hard-Tail Bridges
C. B. Gitty
$24.99Easily add string-bending capabilities to any instrument that has a standard top-loading hard-tail bridge! This simple and innovative guitar string bender system was inspired by the original...$24.99 -
"Patriotic USA" - Full-color Hard Maple Illustrated Cigar Box Guitar Fretboard - choose fretting options
C. B. Gitty
$15.99 - $54.99Ben Gitty has taken one of our popular Hard Maple fretboard blanks and printed it with his boldly colorful original design, a montage of patriotic American images. These fretboards are intended for...$15.99 - $54.99 -
"Hard Times Make Great Music" Pick Case with 25 Gitty Picks - A Great Gift for Guitarists!
C. B. Gitty
$10.99Here's a great gift for guitar players, a handy pick case they can keep in their gig bags! This distinctive tin has a silver-colored plating and is printed with our favorite homemade instruments...$10.99 -
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6pc. (3 pairs) Decorative Hardware F-hole Cutouts - 1/8" thick - Choose your Wood Type!
C. B. Gitty
Now: $2.79Was: $3.99This is package of 3 matched pairs (6 pieces total) of laser-cut hardwood F-hole cutouts, perfect for use as decorative embellishments on cigar box guitars and other instruments. Each one has two...Now: $2.79Was: $3.99
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Valu-Craft JUMBO FRET "Scalloped" Cigar Box Guitar Fretboards - 25-inch scale
C. B. Gitty
Valu-Craft 25-inch scale Fully-Fretted Cigar Box Guitar Neck with Zero Fret
C. B. Gitty
Deke's "Wicked City" 6-String Electric CBG featuring the GittySIX Pickup
C. B. Gitty
The "GittySIX" 6-string Flat-Mount Cigar Box Guitar Humbucker - Made in the USA!
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The "Beale Street Busker" Amp-In Electric Guitar Kit - No Soldering!
C. B. Gitty
The Quick-Slotter Fret Miter System
C. B. Gitty
"Country Roads" Banjo Kit - Authentic Mountain Banjo Sound
C. B. Gitty
The GittyBucker Flat-Mount Cigar Box Guitar Humbucker - Made in the USA!
C. B. Gitty
The "G-Bass" Electric Bass Guitar Kit - Choose # of Strings and Fretted Options
C. B. Gitty
Adjustable Brass Guitar Slides - Hand-crafted in the USA - Choose Style
Stubby Slide
"The Chicago" Electric 3-String Cigar Box Guitar Kit
C. B. Gitty
Cigar Box Guitar Songbook - Volume 1: 45 Songs Arranged for 3-string Open G "GDG" Cigar Box Guitars
C. B. Gitty Publishing
Complete DIY 3-String Fretted Cigar Box Guitar Kit with Neck - includes Acoustic/Electric Pickup
C. B. Gitty
Handcrafted Ceramic Stubby Guitar Slides by Janis Wilson Hughes - Choose from 11 Styles & Gift Sets
Stubby Slide
Essential Cigar Box Guitar Fretting Starter Kit: Tools, Templates, Frets & Guide ($40 savings!)
C. B. Gitty
Basic Cigar Box Guitar Kit with How-To Guide - Choose 3 or 4 String & Add-On Options!
C. B. Gitty
Premium USA-made Cigar Box Guitar Necks - select Wood, Headstock and Fretting options
C. B. Gitty