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Recently C. B. Gitty customer Jack Bowers shared one of his building techniques with us, a great way to add some extra stability to a neck without having to do more bracing inside the box. His method is simple - add an extension onto the bottom of the heel, out over the back/bottom of the cigar box.Jack has built over 700 homemade instruments, so when he shares a tried-and-true building tip, we take notice! See the photos below to get an idea of how he does it.Here's what Jack wrote us about thi …

Three new how-to articles dealing with popular Cigar Box Guitar concepts have recently been posted in the How-to knowledgebase at CigarBoxGuitar.com. Two deal with popular 3-string tunings, and the third introduces the What, Why and How of the Zero Fret. Be sure to look them over if you are looking to expand your Cigar Box Guitar know-how!Tunings Articles: Open G "GDG" Tuning on your Cigar Box Guitar: 4 Methods, with String SizesOpen D “DAD” Cigar Box Guitar Tunings and String Sizes Article – w …