188 results for 'tuners'

Build # 16 – 3 String CBGI finished this build in late 2015 – before I read Glenn’s article “Improve your cigar box guitars by getting to know the anatomy and orientation of open gear tuners.”Yep… I i

Here's a great letter we just received from Roger Ring.  He took our 4-Pole Pre-wired Pickup and used it in his latest diddley bow one-string instrument!Dear Gitty,Somebody probably has done this befo

Looking for an exciting one-hour project that rocks? Check out this lap steel made using beautiful, salvaged wood and a handful of parts. Yesterday, I got the urge to build something new, so I went i

Follow the historic plans below to build this 1917 era cigar box ukulele.  Shown above, this recreation was made by "FloridaSon" of Fort Pierce, Florida, built according t

"Dear Gitty, What parts would you recommend for a hot rod cigar box guitar?" - Joe G., London UK

We love seeing your projects posted to the Customer Gallery page!  This fantastic project was made by "FloridaSon" of Fort Pierce, Florida.  He built a faithful recreation of a cigar box ukulele

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 everyt

Shane Speal has filmed dozens...if not a couple hundred videos featuring various C. B. Gitty parts.  In this new edit of a 2015 video, Speal shows off a 3-string license plate guitar that features:a C

We challenged Shane Speal to build something with six strings using our large Hubcap Resonator Cones.  He ditched the cigar boxes for a junk Walt Disney guitar body, an old neck and some antique

We just got this great submission for Cooking with Gitty from Harry Bodmer.  We can only imagine how awesome this axe sounds. Here's his ingredients:I made this 4 string tenor guitar using a 1904 Worl

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 depression er

We're serving up another great sonic buffet, this time with 'master chef,' Steve Larson of Hope Mills, NC.  Here's his details on this incredible electric 3-string cigar box guitar:Build # 17 – this i