Fun Stuff & Misc.

Part songbook, part history, part fiction and part memoir, "The Legend of the Hobo Fiddle" is author Ben "Gitty" Baker's attempt to introduce his musical instrument creation and share some of the "why" behind it. In this 60-page book, Ben shares some of...

Tack this piece of art to your wall and you'll be inspired to explore the blues on your 3-string cigar box guitar! This poster features a mix of the most popular scales for playing the blues on a cigar box guitar (or other handmade instrument) tuned to...

Here are the most popular and often-used ukulele chords, on one easy-to-read 12 x 18" poster! Designed by Ben "Gitty" Baker and printed in the U. S. A. by C. B. Gitty Publishing, these are great for tacking to the wall of your workshop or music room...

Keni Lee Burgess is a master of blues guitar and cigar box guitar, and his lessons have taught thousands of people to play over the years. We are proud to be able to offer them in downloadable digital format. This lesson pack is provided as 15 separate...

These lessons are perfect for beginners as a fun and educational method to learning music and playing guitar. Building and playing homemade instruments out of cigar boxes became popularized during the Great Depression of the 1930s and was...

Tack this piece of art to your wall and you'll never be left guessing on chords for your 3-string cigar box guitar again! This poster features 24 of the most popular chord forms for playing songs on a cigar box guitar (or other handmade instrument)...

Here are the most popular and often-used ukulele chords, on one easy-to-read 12 x 18" poster! Designed by Ben "Gitty" Baker and printed in the U. S. A. by C. B. Gitty Publishing, these are great for tacking to the wall of your workshop or music room...

We are proud to offer this new design of easy-to-use hardtail bridges designed by Ben "Gitty" Baker specifically for cigar box guitars. These are single-piece, "fixed saddle" style bridges, which can be easily mounted to the top of your cigar box guitar...

This is a set of 14 stencils/templates of 3 different F-hole patterns, based on designs that have been used on stringed musical instruments (lutes, violins and more) throughout history. These are laser-cut from 0.080" clear acrylic, and come with...

This is an all-wood bridge meant for conventional banjos, but they also work great for cigar box guitars!These bridges may come in slotted for 6-string, which will still work fine for 4-string instruments - just use the four middle slots, and either file...

This is a pack of 8 thin plywood retainer nuts, intended for use on 3-string cigar box guitars (and other homemade instruments) with recessed headstocks and zero frets. See the listing photos for an idea of how these are intended to be mounted. These...

Grab your canjo and get picking, with this treasure trove of over 115 beloved, well-known songs! Playing these songs is easier than you ever believed, just follow the numbers above the words in the easy-to-play canjo tablature format. This 60-page song...