If you want to make a very basic guitar you can do so with a piece of 1x2-inch oak, string, a few hardware odds and ends, and a cigar box.Cigar box gu ...

I've made a new CBG tutorial video, this time a fretted version. Check it out here: • How To Make A Fretted Cigar Box Guitar Total build (not including glue dry time) took about 3 hours for this ...

A quarter-century ago, when cigar-box guitar enthusiast Pat MacDonald was half of the Austin, Texas, alternative pop-rock duo Timbuk3, the singer, songwriter and instrumentalist’s moment in the ...

In addition to the cigar box guitars, Nasiatka also creates license plate guitars. They are built essentially in the same way, but because he uses real license plates, the guitar ends up being ...

The cigar boxes form plain rectangular bodies for most Lowebows. On the fancier ones, the boxes are surrounded by triangular frames or hand-carved wood in shapes like a standard guitar.

The kick-off for the 19th annual Cigar Box Festival is slated for Friday, June 2, at Salty Nut Brewery. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and anyone who plans to attend is encouraged to bring a chair.

The cigar box guitars made by Gipson Shoemaker III are similar to homemade instruments that date back to the 19th century, made by musicians who couldn’t afford a real guitar.

Cigar box guitar performances, hand-wiring pickup demonstrations start third day of Maine Luthier's Showcase. Posted October 6, 2019 Updated October 6, 2019 Abigail Austin Kennebec Journal ...

If you goWhat: “Cigar Box Guitar” When: Exhibit runs through July 6 Where: Bricolage Gallery at Art Parts Creative Reuse Center, 2870 Bluff St., Boulder Cost: Free More info: artpartsbo… ...

Musicians came from all over Maine to Westbrook Saturday for CBG Madness, a cigar box guitar festival pairing blues and rock musicians with homemade guitars. The show at American Legion Post 197 ...

The World’s Longest-Running Cigar Box Guitar Festival will return for its 21st year beginning May 30. Special guests include Grammy-winner Gary Nichols and the FAME Gang.

WESTMINSTER, Mass. — Have you ever heard of a cigar box guitar? With its origins dating back to Civil War soldiers, these specialty instruments have been around for close to 160 years. In the ...