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[CANJO BUILDER'S HACK] Remove a can-top with no tools in less than a minute!(Post)
In this post for building canjos, you'll learn how to remove the top from a beverage can in under a minute without a single tool!Making your own canjo is one of the most uncomplicated and satisfying ...
Frustrated in Your Shop? One New Tool Can Change Everything!(Post)by Shane SpealI've been building cigar box guitars for half my life now... thousands of instruments in the last 23 years. As I approached Christmas building season this year, I was complet ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Toolshed Guitar Builder's Diary(Post)Legacy. Heirloom. Memorial. Commemoration. What do these words mean? When something momentous happens in our lives, such as the passing of a dear friend whose life impacted many, how do we find ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 · ...
Build This Scrap Wood Slide Guitar - Easy Project(Page)Turn a hunk of scrap wood or salvaged material like this baluster into an electric 4-string slide guitar! This project was created by Shane Speal who saw the potential of our Hard Tail Bridge ...
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Gitty's Lil' Helper - 3-in-1 String Tool
C. B. Gitty
$5.99What's more efficient than having all of the tools you need for the job in one convenient place? This handy gadget combines three tools that are commonly used to re-string a guitar or other stringed...$5.99 -
Knob Turning Tool - make custom wooden knobs using your drill press!
C. B. Gitty
$11.99If you have ever wanted to make your own custom wooden knobs for your cigar box guitars or other instruments, this is the tool for you! Developed and hand-crafted by long-time Gitty friend and...$11.99 -
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 -
Flush-cut Fret End Nipper Pliers - for cutting fret ends
C. B. Gitty
$27.99Finally, an affordable tool for cutting the ends of frets close to the fretboard. We've been searching for a long time for a tool like this and we're excited to offer it to all of the builders out...$27.99 -
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 -
2pc. Laser-cut Acrylic Fret Rockers - The easy way to check your frets!
C. B. Gitty
$6.99This easy-to use tool helps take the guesswork out of leveling your frets! Each tool has four flat edges of different lengths. Place one of these flat edges over three frets on your fretboard and...$6.99 -
6pc. set of Fretboard Filing Guards - Perfect for protecting your fretboard while working on individual frets!
C. B. Gitty
$11.79These protector guards are perfect for helping to keep your fret board safe and unmarked while you file and polish individual frets ends. They are very thin and flexible stainless steel, so that they...$11.79 -
Fret End Bevel File
C. B. Gitty
$21.99Finally, an easy and affordable way to bevel frets!A beautiful, distinctive and extremely useful tool for finishing off your fret jobs on guitars, basses, banjos and other fretted instruments. This...$21.99 -
Peg Head Reamer Tool for Violins, Banjos & More
C. B. Gitty
$27.99This sturdy tool is designed for reaming just the right taper into the peg heads of instruments that use wooden friction-style tuning pegs, such as fiddles, old-time banjos and more. The tapered...$27.99 -
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 -
"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
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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!
C. B. Gitty
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