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Bob G. of New Baltimore, MI bought a C. B. Gitty fret saw along with a fretting miter box kit, and came up with a simple way to add a depth guide.  He cut a piece of acrylic and bolted it to the saw to consistently regulate the depth of cut. This mod prevents the saw from digging too deep in the fretboard, leaving just enough of a groove to fit the fret slots. Here’s how Bob did it: Parts Needed C. B. Gitty Fret Saw  C. B. Gitty Mitre Box Kit (3 options from which …

We just got this fantastic email from Kathie Dinan about a cigar box guitar workshop in Dover, NH.Hi Ben,I just wanted to let you know that my husband and I offered a very rewarding CBG workshop for Winterterm at St Thomas Acquinas HS [in Dover, NH] several weeks ago. Twice as many kids signed up for it requiring the need for two 2 2 1/2 hour sessions for four days. Since we only charged them 15.00 for the "kit" which I painstakingly assembled myself, I wanted to thank you personally for t …

The young duo, Stolen Thunder was captured by the cameras playing our  C. B. Gitty Cigar Box Guitar Uke at the 2016 NAMM show.  Look for them at the :55 second markThese two are going to go places. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player …

It was a moment of magic:  Last week, The New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival stage was filled with third grade students from the Encore Academy of New Orleans, performing a ukulele concert.  Eight of those ukes were built by the children using C. B. Gitty Cigar Box Ukulele Kits.  How did they sound?  Just listen!  C. B. Gitty was proud to donate our Cigar Box Ukulele Kits to the Encore Academy of New Orleans for their third grade uke program.  We have t …

Article in yesterday's full page spread in the print version of the Times-Picayune down in Louisiana! The New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Fest made the first interior page (in front of "The Revenant" coverage!) of the Lagniappe section. Thanks to reporter Chelsea Brasted and NOLA.com/Times-Picayune for her excellent preview article and time spent interviewing festival producer Collins Kirby!Buy your tickets here! …