How-to-Build Books

Ben Gitty says: "There is no one on earth better qualified than Shane Speal to write the book on cigar box guitars and handmade instruments. He has been living, eating and breathing this subject for 25 years, and all of that passion, study and...

This book contains all of the canjo-building how-to info that Ben "Gitty" Baker has gleaned over almost a decade of building these fun, easy-to-play instruments. Canjos are one of the easiest homemade instruments to build, and now you have all of the...

In The Partscaster Cookbook, Shane Speal, the "King of the Cigar Box Guitar," shows you how to build wild electric guitars from junked guitars, new guitar kits, miscellaneous parts and unusual found objects!   Step-by-step details on a Telecaster...

Order this book direct from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3G5XvVv   Here is a perfect introductory cigar box guitar building book for the first-time builder! This 140-page professionally-printed book will walk you through all of the steps to build...

This is the long-awaited album from the Shane Speal Snake Oil Band, available now for pre-order! CDs to begin shipping on July 2. This album gives you a full hour of hard-driving blues in a unique modern jug-band style that Shane has built up from the...

This book contains all of the canjo-building how-to info that Ben "Gitty" Baker has gleaned over almost a decade of building these fun, easy-to-play instruments. Canjos are one of the easiest homemade instruments to build, and now you have all of the...

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,...

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...

This listing is for the downloadable version of the 60-page guide written by Ben "Gitty" Baker, chock full of how-to projects, photos, diagrams and links to where you can go to find more info online. Under Ben's gentle guidance you'll be up and...

Each Copy Signed by the Author! Join DIY luthier and C. B. Gitty founder Ben "Gitty" Baker on a photo-journal adventure through building seven heirloom instruments, all sourced from repurposed antiques and vintage items such as packing crates, a wagon...