"It's a Lovely Day for a Guinness"

Ken Vickets of Airdrie, Alberta (Canada) built this headless wonder.  The light fretboard contrasts with the black box and that tailpiece is just stellar.  Here's a closer look at it:

Cigar Box Nation founder, Shane Speal has just added five new videos to his free series.  In these short lessons, he shows various blues turnarounds on a 3-string slide cigar box guitar. 

Cigar Box Nation premier of new Olds Sleeper video.

Olds is a favorite of Nation members who love good songwriting.  This week, he unveiled the title track from his new album, COWGIRL. on Quiet Song Records. If you like what you hear, you can download free at www.oldsleeper.bandcamp.com

Free Plans:  Build Your Own Travel Ukulele

Nation member, Daniel Hulbert is leading the travel uke movement by giving away free plans and teaching workshops for these innovative instruments.  Check out the video above to learn more. 

Shane Speal's "The DIY Musician" column profiles guitar built inside prison.  Fans of homemade instruments will love this take on one man's passion to play. Read it here. 

NEW C. B. GITTY CONTEST!  The Best Fretting Tips - Win stuff!

• Do you put frets on your instruments?
• Have you discovered any shortcuts, tips or secrets?
• Have you created a new jig or system for fretting?

We're looking for the best fretting tips and secrets...and we're giving away prizes to three randomly selected entries. 

HOW TO ENTER:  Email your fretting tips to gittyfans@cbgitty.com and you'll be entered. 

WHAT TO PUT IN YOUR EMAIL:  Your email can be a short paragraph, pictures with descriptions or even a fully documented system. 

WHAT ARE THE PRIZES? 

Three entries selected at random will receive:

• A 6 foot set of Jescar Gold EVO Medium Fretwire
• Brass Head Deadblow fretting hammer

Prize packs are worth $32.48.  Contest runs for two weeks.  ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY MIDNIGHT, AUGUST 6, 2016 

C. B. Gitty is using the entries to compile better fretting instructions, blogs and how-to's for the homemade instrument community.  Your entries will help with the entire fretting knowledgebase.  Entering in the contest give us permission to publish your tips, descriptions and photos.

Shane Speal, One Hand Dan, April Mae headline PA Cigar Box Guitar Fest on Aug. 22

We've just received the lineup for this year's Pennsylvania Cigar Box Guitar Festival!

Outside Stage  (Sponsored by C. B. Gitty)

10:00 AM   Huck & Gus, the young CBG phenom duo

11:00 AM   Diatronics

12:00 PM   John Nickel

1:00 PM     Johnny Stompbox & the Stompers

2:00 PM     April Mae & the Junebugs

3:00 PM     The Muckland Crooners

5:00 PM     Shane Speal (special concert - band to be announced)

Inside Stage  (Sponsored by Mr. Suit Records) 

10:30 AM   Agape Blues Co.

11:30 AM   One String Willie

12:30 PM   Cigar Blues

1:30 PM    
One Hand Dan  (just signed to C. B. Gitty Records!)

2:30 PM     Frontier Dentists

3:30 PM     3 Hand Steve

4:30 PM     John Savage

The PA Cigar Box Guitar Fest is held at the grounds of the York Emporium Bookstore, 343 W. Market St., York PA.   This is a free event and coincides with the YorkFest Fine Arts Festival in York PA.

"My wife said I couldn't buy any more guitars.  She never said anything about building them."  The essential CBG'er t-shirt is here. 

Just $15.99 from C. B. Gitty.

Stock up with your best selection of cigar boxes...ever!  C. B. Gitty just got a huge shipment of boxes and we're giving you 15% off right now.  Use the coupon code BOX15 at checkout to save.  This sale is good now through July 31.

No quantity limits! Get additional discounts when buy more than 5 of a particular box. Acoustic Select Series Boxes included!  Buy as many as you'd like.

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