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The C. B. Gitty Gold Foil acoustic pickup is one of the most versatile and easiest magnetic pickups to mod for cigar box guitars.  They're deliciously cheap and I always have a half dozen of the

In their latest episode, the Gitty Gang put on another terrific show. The grab-bag variety show included multiple outstanding performances by Ben and Dan during Hobo Junction, and several incredibl

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

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

Recently, Gitty customer Vince Wesley sent us a couple of pictures of recent builds, and one of them really "shone" - a homemade ukulele with light-up fret position markers! In the builder's diary bel

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

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

In this post, you'll learn how to quickly and accurately drill for cigar box guitar tuning pegs using C. B. Gitty headstock drilling templates for both 3 and 4-string CBGs. We're going to go out

Howdy folks! My name is Nick Lanciano, and I am one of the newer folks over here at C. B. Gitty. This is a build progress diary I wrote for the building of my second Cigar Box Guitar, a 3-String Elect

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

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

In this post, you'll learn how to notch a cigar box for a neck-through cigar box guitar design. Notching a cigar box to build a cigar box guitar with a neck-through design is a simple thing to do