As the nearly 100-year-old Cook County Jail dormitories were demolished in 2021, artist Maria Gaspar was able to salvage 18 ...

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 ...

Just two hours into what would become a day-long US 10 Cigar Box Guitar Festival, organizer Dean Dostal smiled.

Adventures in San Jacinto Plaza, City Steals Carnegie Square, 'Cleaning Up the City' as told by El Paso pioneer J. Fisher Satterthwaite.

There’s a reason some musicians light up more when they’re handed a screwdriver than a new effects pedal. Building your own guitar isn’t just a project—it’s a full-blown experience. Sure ...

One of the booths was lined with homemade cigar box guitars. Allan Palermo has been building cigar box guitars for about 15 years. Despite living in Jackson, Missouri, Retro Al Cigar Box Guitars has ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The 21st annual Cigar Box Guitar Festival kicked off Friday night in Huntsville and is still going strong on Saturday. It’s a celebration of the unique instrument dating back ...

Despite having never heard of cigar box guitars, the two quickly bonded over their shared love of music. After his recovery, the patient gifted Withrow his favorite creation—a beautiful 3-string ...

In this video I show how to make a simple electric percussion instrument called a stomp box and how to install a piezoelectric transducer as an audio pickup. Thanks to my sponsor for this video ...

CIGAR BOX GUITAR FESTIVAL: The New Orleans Jazz Museum presents the festival on Jan. 16-18 at 400 Esplanade Ave. in New Orleans. It kicks off at 3 p.m. on Friday and includes a symposium, builder ...

One of the things that Lewin helped bring to the community was the annual Cigar Box Guitar Festival, which he and Pam started back in 2010. York City Mayor Michael Helfrich said one of his ...