Building lap steel guitars out of 2x4 planks is a growing trend because of the easy construction and great sounds. In this video, Shane shows you how to turn a 2x4 Lap Steel Guitar into a console lap steel with this simple mod using three table leg
Read more…Luthier and Youtube videographer, Tomy Hovington challenged himself to create a great playing ukulele using simple 2x4's. He documented the entire building process from plank to strum!
This week's selection of viral videos has two past superstars back with some new homemade instrument goodness.
Wesseh Freeman (official Facebook) plays a guitar made from an oil can, scrap wood neck that was carved with a machete, coat hanger frets
Read more…Cigar Box Nation's Ben Baker tuned up his Open G cigar box guitar (tuned GDG) to play the Eric Bogle classic, "The Band Played Walzing Matilda." It's a fitting song for Memorial Day.
CONTEST OVERVIEW:
What instrument can you build that starts with a 2x4 plank? We're looking for the most spectacular, innovative, interesting and artistic creations. Note: This contest will also include all instruments, whether stringed, wind, p
Read more…Judging the 2x4 build-off was brutal! Everybody stepped up their game and each entry was top notch. In fact, it took us an entire week to narrow it down to three winners.
Entries made from 2x4 planks covered the gamut, including lap steels, ukul
Read more…Welcome to 2x4 Month! Here's a project we found in the interwebs to inspire. Make sure to check out our 2x4 Challenge Contest and enter your best project.
The guys at Calderwood Percussion in Boston, MA built a snare drum using 2x4 planks and mi
Read more…George Parfitt has just scored the ultimate Samantha Fish interview about her love of cigar box guitars.
This footage is part of a documentary commissioned by the Winston Churchill Fellowship in the UK, exploring how cigar box guitars could benef
Read more…After spending weeks in the ICU, we are happy to report that Rev. KM Williams has been moved to rehab. The good reverend has only asked for prayers, but legendary cigar box guitar builder, John Lowe has stepped up to help the Williams Family finan
Read more…Meet the txalaparta (pronounce “tcha”), a giant Basque xylophone. The instrument is played by two musicians in rhythmic syncopation.
We thought this was an appropriate instrument to feature during 2x4 Month!
Microwave Dave Gallagher is an icon in the cigar box guitar world and will be a headliner at the 2017 Huntsville, AL Cigar Box Guitar Festival this weekend.
In this clip, Microwave Dave performs his signature piece, Trail of Tears on a 4 string Lo
Read more…Jerome Graille returns with another up-close-and-personal performance video featuring 3-string cigar box guitar. This time, he cranks out the classic AC/DC song, "Hell's Bells."
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Hymn for Her is one of the headliners of this week's 2017 Cigar Box Guitar Festival in Huntsville, AL. We were blown away when we discovered this great video of the duo performing Led Zeppelin's Bron Yr Aur Stomp on cigar box guitar and one man band
Read more…Russell Bland of Hammond, LA is interviewed by Shane at the 2017 New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival. Bland shows off the 3-string electric cigar box guitar that is covered in autographs by festival performers. This was part of the entire Builde
Read more…We have just discovered another set of historic plans as part of Cigar Box Nation's ongoing research to archive homemade folk instruments. How a Boy Can Make a Banjo was first published in the Salt Lake Herald on Aug. 20, 1893.
The article descri
Read more…Found object guitars are popping up everywhere! We have two new viral videos this week featuring guitars made from an axe and a car air filter. If you have a wild instrument of your own, post it in the comments below.
Reverend Peyton Plays and Spl
Read more…Glenn Watt of C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply returns with another country cover for one-finger cigar box guitar playing. We love these lessons because they allow ANYBODY to play a cigar box guitar with this simple method.
Here is "You'll Never Leave Har
Read more…Amazing Grace continues to be one of our most requested lessons. Glenn Watt of C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply shows you how to play the entire thing using just one finger. You'll need a 3-string cigar box guitar tuned to GDG.
These started out as just scrap 2x4s, spray paint and pieces of plexiglass...
Article by Shane Speal. A big thanks to all who purchased the 2x4 Lap Steel Kit from C. B. Gitty. Portions of your purchase go back into Cigar Box Nation to continue deve
Read more…Hymn For Her are back with a brand new video, "Milkweed." Cigar box guitarist/singer, Lucy Tight tells us "this track features some psychedelic cigar box."
Tight's three-string cigar box guitar was made by Johnny Lowebow of Memphis TN and featur
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