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Watt Corner: End 2018 Right With These Awesome Customer Builds(Post)
This is the last Friday in 2018. Therefore, this is the last Watt Corner of the year!And what a Corner it is.2018 is filled with so many fantastic handmade musical instrument photo and story submissio
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 happene
Eye of the Picker - the never-ending quest for cool instrument parts(Post)On a recent episode of The History Channel's "American Pickers" show, co-host Mike Wolfe said the following:"If you're gonna be a picker, you gotta think outta the box. That's one of the biggest parts
Shane Speal's 1 Hour Project: Make Your Own "Shabby-Chic" Lap Steel (Post)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
The Radical Radio Resonator by Michael Copado(Post)I was extremely excited when you guys announced that you were spinning paint can lids into resonators (The Hubcap Spun Cigar Box Guitar Resonator) and ordered a large and medium almost immediately. It
American-Made Reso Cones for Cigar Box Guitars & More(Post)At C. B. Gitty we've launched our own line of resonator cones: The "Hubcap" Series of cigar box guitar resonator cones, spun from metal paint can lids. To folks out in the "real world" (the non-hom
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
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
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 t
For Teachers(Page)The Cigar Box Guitars in Schools Program
How To Install Cigar Box Guitar Tuners(Post)Want to know how to install tuners on your cigar box guitar? In this post, you'll learn how to install cigar box guitar tuners, whether your guitar will have 3 or 4 strings. The instructions in
Testimonials(Page)Thousands and thousands of guitar professionals, home instrument builders, cigar box guitar enthusiasts, musicians and others have discovered the dedication to good prices and great service that we...
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8pc. 9/16-inch (#5) Brass Grommets with Washers - Choose Natural Brass or Nickel-Plated Finish
C. B. Gitty
$7.49 - $8.39This is a pack of eight (8) #5 (9/16" opening diameter) brass or nickel-plated grommets, great for Cigar Box Guitar and other craft decoration purposes. They can also of course be used in traditional...$7.49 - $8.39 -
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Locomotive Shop Lathes Blueprint-style 12x18in. Poster
Hobo Music Works
Now: $7.99Was: $10.00Here is a unique original-design blueprint-style poster featuring the "machines that made the machines" - four mighty locomotive shop lathes used for machining different parts of steam locomotives in...Now: $7.99Was: $10.00 -
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Zither Pin Tuning Key
C. B. Gitty
$13.49This is a basic zither pin tuning key, great for installing and tuning zither pins on various primitive and home-made instruments. Thee keys fit zither pins with a 5/32" (4mm) square top. These are...$13.49 -
Cigar Box Ukulele Kit - Everything Included - Download Instructions for Free!
C. B. Gitty
$72.99Notes bloom and ring out in our Cigar Box Ukulele kits. Make a fully playable instrument with a vintage "throwback" look. Everything is here, from the neck, fretboard...even the box! This is a...$72.99 -
Stonehenge Knobs Go To 11! Two-pack: Choose From Four Colors!
C. B. Gitty
$3.79Get ready for some HARD ROCKING with these knobs that go from 0 to 11, in honor of the cult film Spinal Tap! Available in four colors, these plastic press-fit "top hat"-style knobs are designed to...$3.79 -
The Blackhawk Guitar Capo
C. B. Gitty
MSRP: $9.99$5.69Ben "Gitty" Baker, owner of C. B. Gitty, is rather particular when it comes to guitar capos. He's tried a lot of them over the years, and is always frustrated when they don't hold the strings down...MSRP: $9.99$5.69 -
Complete DIY 3-String Fretted Cigar Box Guitar Kit with Neck - includes Acoustic/Electric Pickup
C. B. Gitty
$99.99Build what you Play, Play what you Love! Great for new and experienced builders, this kit comes with everything necessary to$99.99 -
The "G-Bass" Electric Bass Guitar Kit - Choose # of Strings and Fretted Options
C. B. Gitty
$149.99 - $219.99Building your own homemade electric bass just got a LOT easier, thanks to the "G-Bass" kit from C. B. Gitty! This kit includes all of the parts you need to build your own short$149.99 - $219.99 -
Vintage-Style Glass Medicine Vial Guitar Slides - Choose Stubby or Full-Size
Stubby Slide
$8.99 - $9.99Play the blues like the first bluesmen did, with these awesome vintage-style medicine vial guitar slides! Choose from either the shorter "stubby" version (2.25 inch length) or the longer full-size...$8.99 - $9.99 -
The Quick-Slotter Fret Miter System
C. B. Gitty
$67.99NO MEASURING, NO MARKING, NO MISTAKES, NO PROBLEMS! "This thing is just great. It made that tedious, time consuming and exacting chore a snap. I love it$67.99 -
Scarf Joint Miter Box Kit - Cut Perfect Scarf Joints by Hand!
C. B. Gitty
$31.99The miter box created from this kit allows you to cut perfect scarf joints with just a flush-cut hand saw (not included). Only a screwdriver is needed for assembly (no glue required), and only takes...$31.99