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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 ...
New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Fest featured in Louisiana Times-Picayune(Post)Article in yesterday's full page spread in the print version of the Times-Picayune down in Louisiana! The New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Fest made the first interior page (in front of "The Revenant" co ...
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 ...
The Frankenstein Timeclock Acoustic Guitar(Post)Ever since we started live broadcasting here at C. B. Gitty, it's been a total Renaissance of ideas and new instruments. Just today, Ben completed the beautiful Frankenstein Timeclock acoustic ...
How to Get Free Stuff with Your C. B. Gitty Order(Post)Shopping for your instrument parts can be just as fun as building the instrument, especially when there's freebies involved! We've just revamped our Gitty Rewards Program, giving you an opportu ...
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 ...
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 ...
What's So Special About Old Coins? (Post)Why old coins make fantastic decorative additions to cigar box guitars and other homemade instruments.Please note: while this is explicitly written for United States coins, the same concepts apply to ...
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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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 -
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 -
Bluegrass Guitar Picker's Tablature Songbook: 50 Old-Time Favorites for 6-string Guitar
Hobo Music Works
$23.99Easy-to-read tablature - no standard notation Full lyrics and chords for every song Multiple arrangements of each song in two different keys (G and C) Instructional lessons on reading tablature...$23.99 -
Bluegrass Mandolin Picker's Tablature Songbook: 50 Old-Time Favorites for Mandolin-Family Instruments
Hobo Music Works
$23.99Easy-to-read tablature - no standard notation Full lyrics and chords for every song Multiple arrangements of each song in two different keys (G and C) Instructional lessons on reading tablature...$23.99 -
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 -
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 -
The Bluegrass Strummer's Songbook: Over 130 Beloved Bluegrass and Old-Time Favorites Arranged for Voice and Guitar
Hobo Music Works
$22.49The 136 songs in this 310-page songbook represent our complete collection of some of the best traditional tunes from the mountains, farms and woods of America - Old-Time and Bluegrass favorites that...$22.49 -
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 -
Old-Time and Bluegrass Favorites Cigar Box Guitar Songbook - Volume 2
Hobo Music Works
$17.99The 65 songs in this 215-page songbook form Volume Two of a collection of some of the best traditional tunes from the mountains, farms and woods of America - Old-Time and Bluegrass favorites...$17.99 -
COMPLETE Old-Time and Bluegrass Favorites Cigar Box Guitar Songbook
Hobo Music Works
$27.99The over 140 songs in this 439-page songbook form our complete collection of some of the best traditional tunes from the mountains, farms and woods of America - Old-Time and Bluegrass favorites...$27.99 -
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Old-Time and Bluegrass Favorites Cigar Box Guitar Songbook - Volume 1
Hobo Music Works
$17.99The 72 songs in this 240-page songbook form Volume One of a collection of some of the best traditional tunes from the mountains, farms and woods of America - Old-Time and Bluegrass favorites...$17.99 -
"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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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