Cigar Box Guitar Articles

A two-string slide guitar made from a canoe paddle. Built by Shane Speal. How to build link included

Four-string cigar box guitar that was found in an old car abandoned in a field in Danville VA.

The neck and body are all one piece of wood. Leaf patterns are carved into the sides of the body and the inside was hollowed out. The butt

A scarcely recognizable, but truly lineal descendant of the humble cigar-box fiddle has made its maiden appearance on the American vaudevill

The publication challenged its readers to create new things from empty boxes. Of course, a one-string cigar box violin is mentioned

Two times a year, the group moderators declare a swap off and give instrument builders 6 weeks to make a fantastic cigar box guitars

Although this website is mainly concerned with DIY cigar box guitars, I can't help but pass along cool articles like these 54 year old...

Vintage plans from 1923 showing a simple banjo made from a tin pie pan.

This three-string cigar box guitar was crafted from a discarded exit sign by Gary Desrosiers.

The Tremoloa was created & patented in 1932 by H.G. Finney to cash in on the Hawaiian music craze and features a warbling slide contraption

Musician and historian, Jim Morris restores 100 year old cigar box fiddle & creates an authentic copy.

Build an eight-string lyre with cigar box resonator. The plans call for zither pin style pegs and a wooden frame.

John Cougar’s “Jack & Diane” is a great song to get acquainted with four-string cigar box guitar chording. I’ve broken down this 80’s

How to build a fretless, four string cigar box instrument. Full parts list & step-by-step diagrams. From 1927

My latest lesson is a blues burner, the classic “Midnight Rambler” by The Rolling Stones. You’ll need a fretted, four-string cigar box guit

Build an 8 string mandolin from the tin of a canned ham. Common hardware store parts used. Full instructions.

The cigar box guitar in their collection was made by an unknown maker in North Carolina around 1875-1899. It is a four course (4x1) guitar

Photos of cigar box fiddles, cellos and other instruments from 1922 book, Creative Music for Children by Satis N. Coleman.

The photos of the Cigar Box Guitar Museum instruments have been artfully turned into shirts, cell phone covers and more. You can find the la

This curious antique banjo was made from a wooden dough bowl for a body, a carved hunk of wood for the neck and clothespin tuners