Made in the USA
In addition to the products created in our own New Hampshire workshop, C. B. Gitty proudly supports American makers and manufacturers. Browse our growing catalog products that are made/assembled here in the United States. (Note: some components within the products may be foreign sourced.)
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Fretting Scale Length Printed Templates - Choose from Four Scale Options (Short to Long)
C. B. Gitty
$7.99Choose from four different options for these handy fretting scale length templates! Each template contains four separate fretboard templates showing fret placement for different ranges of scale lengths, from the shortest (soprano ukulele and mandolin at...$7.99 -
Fully-Fretted 3-string Cigar Box Guitar Neck for 25-Inch Scale
C. B. Gitty
$59.99These poplar guitar necks are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in the state of New Hampshire, USA, and we work hard to make sure they are a high-quality product! We use these same necks on our Pure and Simple Kit. They were designed for the...$59.99 -
Fully-fretted Diatonic One-String Canjo Neck - Just add your own can and hardware!
American Canjo Company
$27.49These poplar Canjo necks are hand-made in the C. B. Gitty workshops in the state of New Hampshire, USA, and we work hard to make sure they are a high-quality product! We use these same necks on our own various canjos as well as in our Complete Canjo Kit...$27.49 -
GEN2 Laser-cut Fret Scale Marking Templates - provide both Chromatic & Diatonic Styles - Pick your Scale!
C. B. Gitty
$8.49 - $12.99Presenting our second-generation “GEN2” line of plastic fretting templates! A huge improvement over the original model, these templates are ¼ the thickness, include more template features, are nice and flexible, and best of all are...$8.49 - $12.99 -
Handcrafted Ceramic Stubby Guitar Slides by Janis Wilson Hughes - Choose from 11 Styles & Gift Sets
Stubby Slide
$18.99 - $52.99These are the perfect ceramic stubby slides for cigar box guitar playing (and other slide instruments with 3-4 strings). Their shorter length allows for quick maneuverability between the strings and the mass is great for sustain...$18.99 - $52.99 -
Hard Times Make Great Music Bumper Sticker - 8.5" x 2.75"
C. B. Gitty
$1.99This is a glossy outdoor bumper sticker, emblazoned with bold white printing on a black background. These bear the phrase "HARD TIMES MAKE GREAT MUSIC", one of the slogans of the Cigar Box Guitar Revolution! Designed and printed in the USA on...$1.99 -
High-quality Fret Slotting Saw - 18TPI - Made in the USA!
Zona Tool Co.
$19.99This is a high-quality dovetail-style saw, perfect for cutting fret slots for standard fret wires that fit in a .023" slot. The blade has a .020" kerf and is 8" long with a steel reinforced ridge along the top - much like the more expensive fretting saws...$19.99 -
Historic Cigar Box Fiddle Poster - from Edwin Forbes' Civil War Engraving "Home Sweet Home"
C. B. Gitty Publishing
$7.50This poster features a reprint of the classic Edwin Forbes Civil War sketch of a Union soldier playing his "Figaros" cigar box fiddle while in winter camp. Forbes made this sketch while traveling with the Union army during the conflict, and later...$7.50 -
Hobo Fiddle Fretboard - Fully Fretted 17 -inch Scale - Custom-Engraved with Real Hobo Glyphs!
Hobo Fiddle
$44.99These fretboards were specially designed by Ben Gitty for use on his Hobo Fiddles. They are fully fretted to a 17-inch scale (the standard Hobo Fiddle scale) with a jumbo "zero fret". The fret position markers are custom engraved with real hobo glyphs at...$44.99 -
How to Build a Canjo - 120-page How-To Manual by Ben "Gitty" Baker
C. B. Gitty Publishing
$14.99This 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...$14.99 -
How to Build a Canjo - 60-page Book by Ben "Gitty" Baker (e-Book Download Version)
C. B. Gitty Publishing
$7.99This 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...$7.99 -
How to Build a Cigar Box Fiddle by Nick Lanciano - DOWNLOAD E-BOOK VERSION
C. B. Gitty Publishing
$5.00Follow along with Nick Lanciano as he builds his own great-sounding cigar box fiddle using C. B. Gitty violin parts! A combination of a how-to guide and a builder's diary, this book gives you all of the basics you need to get started on your DIY...$5.00