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Book Review of "Fiddle Fever" by Sharon Arms Doucet - a cajun boy and his cigar box fiddle(Post)
Find this book on Amazon: “Fiddle Fever” by Sharon Arms DoucetPlunge into the world of the early 1900’s Louisiana bayou, where a fourteen-year-old cajun boy named Felix struggles to find a way t ...
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 ...
9 Powerful Reasons to Use Templates for Building Cigar Box Guitars(Post)Wouldn't it be great to remove mistakes from building cigar box guitars?Mistakes are frustrating, and no matter how hard you try, you'll eventually drill an errant hole, or cut a fret slot in the wro ...
Gitty's Bench Notes 4/14/14 - How our Custom Sound-hole Covers are Made - Part 1(Post)We offer a growing range of custom CNC and laser-carved sound hole covers. I thought it might be interesting to walk through how some of the fancier ones are made. As an example (because it h ...
End Your Search - Here's The Ultimate DIY Straight Headstock Guide You've Hungered For (Post)A Step-by-Step Guide On How To Make a Straight Cigar Box Guitar Headstock With Tools You Already Own We all know how popular those angled scarf-joint headstocks are, how useful the design is, an ...
Build CBGs That Move The Needle - These 5 Builders Show You How(Post)You cigar box guitar builders continue to astound us folk, here at C. B. Gitty. Whether you're sharing your latest tricked-out gitty, experimenting with new ideas, or building your very first guitar, ...
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 ...
The Vision Behind the "Gravedigger" Shovel Guitar(Post)Climbing over and sorting through mountains of goods, long since discarded and forgotten, she pauses to consider the life of each item that catches her eye. She imagines the past each has had, ...
Outrageous Frankenstein Guitar Comes To Life [VIDEO](Post)See how Shane Speal turns dead yard-sale guitars into an outrageous Frankenstein build with C. B. Gitty parts.The FrankenTulip is one gnarly slide monster! Loaded with a snarling P90 pickup a ...
Festival Orphans: Persevering in the Face of Adversity(Post)More and more people are getting into building cigar box guitars and other homemade instruments. In turn, a growing number are also hitting various festivals, craft shows, and street fairs to try ...
What I brought back from the 2014 Huntsville CBG Fest (Post)(Mouse over each photo for a description of who's in it) Being a bit of an introvert, sometimes I need a reminder of just how important it is to get out of the shop and visit with the community ...
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10pc. Mini Diamond File Set - Great for Instrument Building!
C. B. Gitty
$9.49This is a set of 10 mini diamond files, each 5.5 inches long and in a range of profiles (flat, half-round, quarter-round, triangle, round/rat tail, etc). These are perfect for notching nuts and...$9.49 -
Fully-fretted Diatonic One-String Canjo Neck - Just add your own can and hardware!
American Canjo Company
$29.99These poplar Canjo necks are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in the state of New Hampshire, USA, and we work hard to make sure they are a high-quality product! We use these same necks on our...$29.99 -
Shane Speal's Mutant Guitar Parts Pack
Shane Speal Signature
$79.99Make a guitar out of pickaxes, shovels, boat oars and other weird objects! Shane Speal hand-picked these parts specifically for experimental guitar design. This parts pack includes all of...$79.99 -
100pc. #4 x 1/2" Black Phillips Round-Head Screws
C. B. Gitty
$6.79This is a pack of 100 #4 x 1/2" Black-plated Phillips round-head wood screws. These screws can be used for all sorts of CBG-building and general craft purposes! Because these are plated...$6.79 -
100pc. #4 x 1" Zinc-Plated Phillips Round-Head Screws
C. B. Gitty
$8.39This is a pack of 100 #4 x 1" Stainless steel Phillips Round-head wood screws. These screws can be used for all sorts of CBG-building and general craft purposes! These are a little more...$8.39 -
100pc. #2 x 1/2" Stainless Steel Phillips Round-Head Screw
C. B. Gitty
$8.99This is a pack of 100 #2 x 1/2" Stainless steel Phillips Round-head wood screws. These screws can be used for all sorts of CBG-building and general craft purposes! These are a little more...$8.99 -
100pc. #4 x 3/8" Stainless Steel Phillips Round-Head Screw
C. B. Gitty
$11.79This is a pack of 100 #4 x 3/8" Stainless steel Phillips Round-head wood screws. These screws can be used for all sorts of CBG-building and general craft purposes! These are a little more...$11.79 -
100pc. #5 x 5/8" Black Phillips Round-Head Screws
C. B. Gitty
$6.99This is a pack of 100 #5 x 5/8" Black-plated Phillips round-head wood screws. These screws can be used for all sorts of CBG-building and general craft purposes! Because these are plated...$6.99 -
100pc. #6 x 1/2" Zinc-plated Phillips Round-Head Screws
C. B. Gitty
$7.99This is a pack of 100 #6 x 1/2" zinc-plated steel Phillips round-head wood screws. These screws can be used for all sorts of CBG-building and general craft purposes! Because these are...$7.99 -
100pc. #4 x 1/2" Zinc-plated Phillips Round-Head Screws
C. B. Gitty
$6.79This is a pack of 100 #4 x 1/2" zinc-plated steel Phillips round-head wood screws. These screws can be used for all sorts of CBG-building and general craft purposes! Because these are...$6.79 -
100pc. #6 x 1/2" Brass-plated Phillips Flat-Head Screws
C. B. Gitty
$7.49This is a pack of 100 #6 x 1/2" Brass-plated steel Phillips flat-head wood screws. These screws can be used for all sorts of CBG-building and general craft purposes! Because these are...$7.49 -
100pc. #2 x 1/4" Stainless Steel Phillips Round-Head Screw
C. B. Gitty
$7.29This is a pack of 100 #2 x 1/4" Stainless steel Phillips Round-head wood screws. These screws can be used for all sorts of CBG-building and general craft purposes! These are a little more...$7.29
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Valu-Craft JUMBO FRET "Scalloped" Cigar Box Guitar Fretboards - 25-inch scale
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Valu-Craft 25-inch scale Fully-Fretted Cigar Box Guitar Neck with Zero Fret
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Deke's "Wicked City" 6-String Electric CBG featuring the GittySIX Pickup
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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!
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The Quick-Slotter Fret Miter System
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"Country Roads" Banjo Kit - Authentic Mountain Banjo Sound
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The GittyBucker Flat-Mount Cigar Box Guitar Humbucker - Made in the USA!
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The "G-Bass" Electric Bass Guitar Kit - Choose # of Strings and Fretted Options
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Adjustable Brass Guitar Slides - Hand-crafted in the USA - Choose Style
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"The Chicago" Electric 3-String Cigar Box Guitar Kit
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Cigar Box Guitar Songbook - Volume 1: 45 Songs Arranged for 3-string Open G "GDG" Cigar Box Guitars
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Complete DIY 3-String Fretted Cigar Box Guitar Kit with Neck - includes Acoustic/Electric Pickup
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Handcrafted Ceramic Stubby Guitar Slides by Janis Wilson Hughes - Choose from 11 Styles & Gift Sets
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Essential Cigar Box Guitar Fretting Starter Kit: Tools, Templates, Frets & Guide ($40 savings!)
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Basic Cigar Box Guitar Kit with How-To Guide - Choose 3 or 4 String & Add-On Options!
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Premium USA-made Cigar Box Guitar Necks - select Wood, Headstock and Fretting options
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