Books

The 72 songs in this 240-page songbook form Volume One of a collection of some of the best traditional tunes from the mountains, farms and woods of America - Old-Time and Bluegrass favorites that have been a mainstay of down-home American music for...

Ben Gitty writes: As you probably know, the Irish have a bit of a reputation for enjoying their drink... and for writing songs to celebrate it. This songbook contains my favorite traditional Irish drinking songs: songs specifically about booze and...

In this 159-page book, Ben "Gitty" Baker teaches his methods for installing frets on cigar box guitars and other homemade instruments. Over the past 10 years thousands of necks, fretboards and instruments have been fretted in the C. B. Gitty workshop,...

The 65 songs in this 215-page songbook form Volume Two of a collection of some of the best traditional tunes from the mountains, farms and woods of America - Old-Time and Bluegrass favorites that have been a mainstay of down-home American music for...

Ben Gitty writes: I grew up in small pentecostal churches, where my grandma Myra helped lead the singing. The great old hymns and spirituals I learned during those years have stayed with him all my life, and I am proud to now be able to present them in...

A collection of 38 beloved, easy-to-play sea shanties and other seafaring songs from Ireland, Scotland, England, America and beyond, arranged in tablature for 3-string Open GDG cigar box guitars and other homemade instruments. Each song...

Ben Gitty writes: Irish music, and the people who play and sing it, have become a very special part of my life since I settled in the Seacoast region of New Hampshire. This book contains my favorite songs, all of them ones you would be very likely to...

Grab your canjo and get picking, with this treasure trove of of the thirty best-known and beloved Christmas carols and songs! Playing these songs is easier than you ever believed, just follow the numbers above the words in the easy-to-play canjo...

This is the "master volume" of our Cigar Box Guitar Hymnal series: 113 hymns, spirituals and carols, 316 pages in total. These books are professionally printed with standard glue binding. These beloved old hymns are all arranged specifically...

How to turn a common 2x4 plank into a guitar!     In this easy to follow and down-to-earth how-to manual, homemade instrument guru Ben "Gitty" Baker walks you through the steps to turn a length of common 2x4 lumber into a fully...

Ben Gitty writes: I grew up in small Pentecostal churches, where my grandma Myra helped lead the singing. The great old hymns and spirituals I learned during those years have stayed with me all my life, and I am proud to now be able to present them in...

A collection of 49 beloved, easy-to-play classic songs arranged in tablature for 3-string Open GDG cigar box guitars - 152 pages of music and instruction in total! Each song includes tablature, chords, lyrics and additional information. Many of...