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How to Make a Tin Can African Kora Harp + Cigar Box Kora

Discover a wild instrument from Africa and make your own using a tin can!  Then keep scrolling to discover other Cigar Box Nation members…

Started by Cigar Box Nation

3 Jul 10, 2021
Reply by Mark Bowen

VIDEO: Glenn Kaiser's Found Object Guitar Building + Cigar Box Guitar Basics

Cigar Box Nation member, Glenn Kaiser has been making music history for decades, first by practically inventing the Christian hard rock gen…

Started by Cigar Box Nation

5 Jul 8, 2021
Reply by Glenn Kaiser

Artistic Lap Steels Made from 2x4's (Videos + Pics)

These started out as just scrap 2x4s, spray paint and pieces of plexiglass... Article by Shane Speal.  A big thanks to all who purchased th…

Started by Cigar Box Nation

25 Jun 2, 2021
Reply by Paul Craig

VIDEO: Cigar Box Harp by Don Peddle

Instrument builder, Don Peddle first debuted this video back in 2011 and features his tabletop, double strung harp. It has 17 strings each…

Started by Cigar Box Nation

7 May 30, 2021
Reply by Philip Taylor

CONTEST SUBMISSION PAGE: Musical Mutants Build-Off Contest by CBGitty.com

Our most outrageous contest yet! OVERVIEW: Invent & build a new musical instrument that combines elements from at least two other musi…

Started by Cigar Box Nation Official

8 Apr 1, 2021
Reply by Steve karnisky

Troubleshooting Your Cigar Box Guitar: Why is it out-of-tune???

Here's a simple way to make sure your bridge is set correctly on your cigar box guitar.  (If it's in the wrong place, things are gonna so…

Started by Cigar Box Nation Official

6 Mar 19, 2021
Reply by Paul Craig

New Cigar Box Guitar Tuning: Arkansas EADG

The Arkansas Tuning was originally created by cigar box guitarist, AJ Gaither and references his home state.  Shane Speal says, "this tuni…

Started by Cigar Box Nation

0 Mar 12, 2021

WEIRD INSTRUMENT ALERT! MIKU'S Hurdy Gurdy Kalimba Mechanical Sequencer

This wild instrument was created by Cigar Box Nation member, Miku and was submitted in the Musical Mutant Build-Off Contest.  He describ…

Started by Cigar Box Nation Official

8 Mar 10, 2021
Reply by Paul Craig

Cigar Box Guitar Secret: Developing Your Picking Hand

Shane Speal is back with a new lesson that tackles the biggest problem with so many beginners: the picking hand!  "Your left hand is what y…

Started by Cigar Box Nation Official

0 Feb 19, 2021

VIDEO: How to Build a African Gas Can Guitar

This has to be one of the coolest videos on the internet!  Hailing from the Kingdom of Lesotho in Africa, Sotho Sounds is a group of funky…

Started by Cigar Box Nation

21 Nov 9, 2020
Reply by Paul Craig

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