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How to Fit a Cigar Box Guitar Neck Into a Box(Post)
In this post, you'll learn how to fit a cigar box guitar neck into a box by cutting a recess into the neck.With your neck notches already cut into the cigar box using this post, it's time to fit the n
Cigar Box Guitar Festivals are the Best(Post)Glenn Watt and I just got back from the 5th annual Pennsylvania Cigar Box Guitar festival. I have been at all five of them, and this was Glenn's third. Despite a host of challenges, from a steady rain
VIDEO: Brett Gardner Plays Jazz on His Custom Hubcap Howler (Post)When we developed the Hubcap Howler, word started getting around the Gitty workshop that this was going to be one of the most unique, old-time sounding kits. At some point, one of us said, "we should
Build-Off Contest 2024: The World's Wildest ELECTRIC Cigar Box Guitar(Post)CBGitty.com is looking for the WILDEST, LOUDEST & MOST DIABOLICAL electric cigar box guitar ever built! The more pickups, the more internal effects, the better!We’re looking for insane hot rods that c
Building the "Wagon Wheel" Tenor Banjo - A Photo Diary(Post)So rock me mama like a wagon wheel, rock me mama any way you feel... Before I had even finished my last heirloom build (the One-Way Ticket Steamer Trunk Guitar), I started thinking about what my ne
Building the "One Way Ticket" Steamer Trunk Guitar - A Photo Diary(Post)There's nothing like a cluttered junk shop to set the handmade instrument builder's imagination to fizzing. For me recently, that inspiration came in the aisle of an antique/junk/hardware store
Another "Cigar Box Guitars in Schools" Success: 18 guitars built in this class!(Post)CIGAR BOX GUITARS IN SCHOOLS - SUCCESS STORYCLASSROOM SIZE: 18 STUDENTS / STUDENT AGES 7-12For information on our education program, please see Cigar Box Guitars in Schools.Dear Gitty,In the beginn
[Video & Photos] Green Heron's Banjofiddle Mutant Instrument(Post)We recently got to know Scott & Betsy Heron of the duo, Green Heron at a gig up here in New Hampshire. Since then, they've appeared on the Gitty Gang show a few times and have quickly become good frie
Free U. S. & International Shipping(Page)US SHIPPING REDUCED AGAIN!!! The more you buy, the more you'll save from shipping costs. Get free International Shipping for orders over certain thresholds. We've offered our US-based...
Shane Speal's "Vintage Advertising" Uke(Post)The new Gittylele ukulele kit is a blank canvas. Not only is it a fun and easy kit to build, but all the bare wood on the surface just screams for custom artwork. Use Custom Artwork
VIDEO: This Riff Will Help You Sell More Cigar Box Guitars(Post)Want to sell your cigar box guitars? The king of the cigar box guitar Shane Speal shares his sure-fire riff to sell more cigar box guitars with the video lesson in this post. Shane Knows What Sells
The Whistler Hobo Fiddle - For the man who whistled while he worked for food(Post)A railroad traveler, who whistled while he worked for food, inspired the name of this handmade musical instrument.Since Ben "Gitty" Baker wrote the book, The Legend of the Hobo Fiddle, friends of Gitt
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Factory 57 Blackout - 3-string Electric/Acoustic Cigar Box Guitar by Deke
C. B. Gitty
$259.99It's hard to beat a traditional design when it sounds this darn good. Fully fretted to a 23-inch scale, this 3-string acoustic/electric cigar box guitar is strung "Blues G" GDG. It is considered$259.99 -
Ben Gitty's Ukulele Songbook - 80 pages of Favorites with Uke Tab, Lyrics, Chords & How-To
Hobo Music Works
$13.99Here is the latest tablature songbook from Ben "Gitty" Baker, containing 80 pages and including new arrangements of 25 traditional favorites laid out just for ukulele! The ukulele is often thought...$13.99 -
The Complete Cigar Box Guitar Chord Book: 3-String Cigar Box Guitar Chords in GDG Tuning
Kalymi Publishing
$24.99The Complete Cigar Box Guitar Chord Bookis the most extensive library of chords ever assembled for the 3-string cigar box guitar. Incredibly, there are hundreds of possible chords with only three...$24.99 -
2pc. Skull Sound Hole Covers for Cigar Box Guitars - Laser-cut 1/8" Birch Ply
C. B. Gitty
$9.09This is a pair of cool sound hole covers cut and engraved with a distinctive skull design, perfect for use on cigar box guitars, dulcimers, amplifiers, other homemade instruments and more! The...$9.09 -
"Electric Delta" Electric Cigar Box Guitar Pickups- Choose Harness Type and 3 & 4-string Options!
C. B. Gitty
$17.69 - $23.59These pickups could be straight out of an inventor's barn in the 1940's. If the cigar box guitar was originally meant to be electrified, these would have been the pickups to do it. Consider them...$17.69 - $23.59 -
Fretting Guide - 158 pages Revised and Expanded - Digital Download
C. B. Gitty
$6.99This fretting guide by Ben "Gitty" Baker is 158 pages in length and packed with great information, including many color pictures and diagrams, as well as information on all fretting-related topics,...$6.99 -
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Signed & Numbered "Cigar Box Spasm Band" Print by Amzie Adams
Amzie Adams
Now: $7.50Was: $15.00This amazing piece of fine art was painted by Amzie Adams based on an old photo of a "spasm band" in New Orleans from the late 1800's. Showing a trio of young black musicians using homemade...Now: $7.50Was: $15.00 -
Deluxe Fretting Miter Box KIT - Cut Perfect Fret Slots in Necks and Fretboards!
C. B. Gitty
$32.99A C. B. Gitty original, designed specifically for cigar box guitar builders! The miter box created from this kit allows you to cut perfect fret slots in your cigar box guitar$32.99 -
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 -
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"American Rat Rod" 3-string Illustrated Cigar Box Guitar
C. B. Gitty
$199.99Show off your love of homemade music and instruments loud and proud with this beautiful hand-made cigar box guitar!Much like the ever-versatile 3-string guitar, Rat Rods are piece$199.99 -
Pre-Wired Single Coil Pickup Harnesses with Volume and Tone - Choose 4 or 6-string
C. B. Gitty
$9.69 - $10.69If you have been looking for a quick, easy way to bring classic electric guitar sou$9.69 - $10.69
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