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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

Learning to play slide on your 3-string cigar box guitar can be hard.But not with Shane Speal's cigar box guitar lessons.Here's 4-part video lesson series from Shane Speal, the King of the Cigar Box G

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

Hi all, it's Shane Speal.I just made a great playing acoustic/electric mandolin from a cigar box and parts from CBGitty.com.  I also filmed the entire process and turned it into this mini documentary.

Want to build a cigar box guitar worth handing down to future generations? Want an antique-look and terrific tone for your next build?You can build that kind of cigar box guitar with a little help fro

Try this alternate Kalimba tuning for an authentic world music sound. Last week, I bought the  C. B. Gitty Kalimba/Thumb Piano Kit as a way to break-out from building stringed instruments for a

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

In this episode of The Gitty Gang Show, you'll hear all about fiddles, enjoy live and recorded performances, and a whole lot more! Every Friday afternoon at 2 PM (US Eastern) we go live with the

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, b

It doesn't take much to make a musical instrument. You can sandwich an elastic band between two popsicle sticks to make a kazoo. You can even bang two rocks together to hold a beat. But what about cra

Would you like to sell some of the cigar box guitars you build? Want to earn a little money to support your cigar box guitar addiction? In this post, Shane Speal shares golden nuggets of wisdom f

Have you cut a scarf joint for your cigar box guitar neck by hand?  Was the cut frustrating and did the result require a lot of sanding to make the joint glue-ready? What if you could have a si