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Metal box corners come in a variety of styles and finishes. From low-profile surface-mount types to long-legged trunk corner styles, they are a great way to spruce up your homemade instrument builds. In addition to their decorative appeal, they also serve useful structural roles. For instance, they can be used to effectively keep your cigar box closed, so that you don't have to rely on the flimsy box latches. And of course, they serve their original protective purpose quite well, keeping …

In this 120th Gitty Gang Show episode, Ben reminds everyone that no matter what negativity we face in life, we gotta focus on the good.Join the Gang as they talk about things such as Shane Speal's incredible monthly newsletter, Steve Arvey's beautiful performance of his new spiritual tune, cigar box guitar scale length, and much more!Watch the Gitty Gang Show episode #120 below, and scroll down to see timestamps that allow you to jump to your favorite show segments.VideoTimestamps3:11 Witho …

At C. B. Gitty we've launched our own line of resonator cones: The "Hubcap" Series of cigar box guitar resonator cones, spun from metal paint can lids. To folks out in the "real world" (the non-homemade-instrument-building public), this might sound like gibberish... but cigar box guitar builders immediately know it's a big deal.Why It's A Big Deal It's a big deal because building resonators is an interesting and important part of the larger cigar box guitar building hobby. …

In this episode of the Gitty Gang Show, Ben and the Gang discuss Hobo fiddle innovations, songwriting, and playing in an alternate tuning. Plus, there's Watt Corner, Hobo Junction, and the debut of Dan Woodman's song Eastwood Station!You're in store for a hoot of an episode. The Gang had a terrific show in which they played some truly foot-stomping, rump-shaking, good old tunes including Eastwood Station, an original written by Dan. Plus, they share some of the coolest things from the cigar …

Reclaiming wood from old pallets to build cigar box guitars can be a satisfying endeavor. Giving new life to those cast-off hunks of wood is fun, but also involves some safety concerns. In this post, I will address things to beware of before dismantling an old pallet and repurposing its parts for your next build.Builder Beware In all of the reading I've done about using pallet wood, I haven't come across any reports of people getting sick from it. But it's good to be at least aware of w …