Ben "Gitty" Baker

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Rochester, NH

How did you learn about Cigar Box Nation?

Shane Speal

How many instruments have you built so far?

One or two

What do you find most interesting about cigar box guitars? (If you do not enter at least one meaningful sentence, your membership may be rejected as a spam/bot fake account).

I've made it my life's work to spread the word that anyone, anywhere can build their own instrument and make music with it. The cigar box guitar is the flagship of the homemade music movement, and I am proud of the work we have done and are doing.

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Uncle John December 16, 2019 at 2:40pm

Paint can lids massaged into cone resonators. I just got two from you and I am pleased and impressed. I think they will sound great and the price is pretty right. Fast shipping as usual. Thanks.
John Bartlette October 28, 2019 at 11:38pm

As you develop the new "mountain music" tablature book could you included bar breaks and timing so if we don't know the song or music we could learn it. As I'm a newbie to this and find it easier to learn and develop bar by bar building progressively. Thanks, I've got cigar box songbook volume 1 and am not sure of when notes are played. I'm look forward to the release of the new songbook as it sounds like you'll be including music that interest me.
BrianQ. August 17, 2018 at 12:39am

Thanx for $5 Friday, great idea!
Moritz Voegeli January 29, 2017 at 6:48am

Ben hey, I had a workshop with newbies in cbg matters, and we checked different methods of slotting a fretboard: just with a knifelike japanese saw with a narrow blade, with your guitar fretting starter kit, and with Chickenbone John's fret slotting tools.

Your guitar fretting starter kit I had to modify in two points: the mitre box is too narrow for metric cut timber, 1.5" is somewhat less than our 40mm or 1.575": I had to replace it with my own; why not a 2" mitre box usable for larger four or six stringer fretboards too?

Typical mistake of my newbies: the cut for the fret is not level but higher in the mid of the board, so hammering in the mid loosens the ends of the frets; adding a feeler to check the cut is deep enough and level would greatly improve the value of this valuable package, at the cost of some cents.

Have a good time, Moritz
Ethen Baker January 11, 2017 at 6:32pm

Happy day o' Birth. Thanks for all you did and do with Shane. You guys make it better for us try-it-yourselfer's. I get excited to see new emails and broadcasts from ya'll. Many more years of love.

Ethen Baker
Paul Craig January 10, 2017 at 3:58pm

Happy B-Day Young-in'.
Rick Gaudreau January 10, 2017 at 1:22pm

Happy birth, Ben, and thanks for all the work you do for CBGs and those who love them.
John January 10, 2017 at 12:13pm

Happy Birthday Ben wish you another 40 years!!!
J.Rob July 13, 2016 at 2:17pm

I'm with ya Jim on that those cats rock!
Now i can see a Gitty WV location with Your master skills at the helm!!!!!

Hmmmmmm!
Jim Morris July 12, 2016 at 9:39pm

Thanks much for the friend request Ben. I had been making instruments for a few years before discovering CB Nation but thanks to you and the many helpful members here I was able to do things I'd never imagined before. You and Shane provide a wealth of information, not to mention a good place to buy parts! Hope to see you in York!