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From the simple 3-string cigar box guitar instructional that started the Cigar Box Guitar Revolution to historical plans dating back to the 1800's...we've collected them all. Scroll down and discover something new today. Keep checking back for new plans.
Three-String Cigar Box Guitar (Easy) | |
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Three String Cigar Box Guitar - The Pro Plans (Moderate) | |
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Advanced Cigar Box Guitar - Free book download (Advanced) | |
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Uncle Crow Cigar Box Guitar - Video Lesson: Build In One Hour (Easy) | |
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$20 Cigar Box Ukulele (Easy/Moderate) | |
The design requires no fretting tools (the frets are black zip ties!) and utilize a simple stick-through-box construction. Features demo video. >> Read more... |
Piccolo Cigar Box Guitar - (Moderate) | |
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Cigar Box Dulcimer (Moderate/Advanced) | |
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1884 "Uncle Enos" Cigar Box Banjo | |
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1886 Cigar Box Banjo Plans | |
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1917 Hawaiian Cigar Box Ukulele | |
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1920 Cigar Box Ukulele | |
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1920 Cigar Box Jazzolin (Diddley Bow/Fiddle) | |
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1922 Five-String Cigar Box Mandolin | |
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1923 Cigar Box Violin, Mandolin & Cheese Box Guitar | |
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1936 Pitchfork Fiddle (aka Viking Fiddle) | |
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1940 Cigar Box Violin | |
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1949 One-String Cigar Box Violin (aka Vaudeville Fiddle) | |
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1955 European Rebak Fiddle | |
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1959 The Historic Electric Guitar Plans | |
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1961 2x4 Bass Guitar | |
Archived plans in a downloadable PDF file >> Read more... |
1965 Lap Steel Guitar | |
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1976 Two-String Cigar Box Guitar | |
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1976 One-String Box Bass (Acoustic Whamola) | |
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1976 Rawhide Violin & Bow | |
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2x4 Lap Steel Guitar | |
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Mailbox Dobro Guitar | |
See how this poor man's dobro was made, including a demo video. |
Seasick Steve "3 String Trance Wonder" Guitar | |
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Traditional Appalachian Banjo | |
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One-String Electric Shovel Guitar | |
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Les Claypool Style "Whamola" Bass (Primus instrument) | |
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Wood Snare Drum (Cajon Style) | |
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Blue Man Group "Tubulum" (Tuned PVC Pipe Instrument) | |
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Musical Washboard Design & Setup | |
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Cardboard Rocky Mountain Dulcimer | |
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Russian Balaika | |
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Nail Violin | |
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Traditional 5-String Gourd Banjo | |
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Fretless Bass | |
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Styrofoam Cooler Ukulele | |
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Funky Electric PVC Bass Guitar | |
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1x3 Upright Bass | |
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