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Our friend Dave was an artist, a potter, a musician and a maker of cigar box guitars. He was a stor… Jim Morris Sep 18, 2021 104 views
Sandy Boys on Cigar Box Banjo

Cigar box banjo with head made from pete 1 plastic from a 42 oz. beverage bottle. Sandy Boys is an… Jim Morris Jan 3, 2020 79 views

Pallet on the floor on CBG

At a birthday party for my daughter my two grandaughters help Teddi out with percussion. Jim Morris Nov 3, 2019 78 views
Dry and Dusty on Arbuckle Brothers Coffee Tin Fiddle

This little tin was surprisingly resonant! Dry and Dusty is an old fiddle tune. Arbuckle Bros. was… Jim Morris Oct 29, 2019 60 views

Milk Cow 3 String

An old song that I"m playing on the cow tin three string Jim Morris Oct 17, 2019 87 views
Sal's Got Mud Between Her Toes on EKCO Box Fiddle

15 x 5 EKCO flatware box. Narrow enough that I didn't need cutouts in the middle. The thin box made… Jim Morris Aug 28, 2019 100 views

Summertime on Cigar Box Baritone Ukulele

Finished this instrument as summer draws to an end and this song came to mind. My apologies to my o… Jim Morris Aug 20, 2019 122 views
Cigar Box Banjo and Fiddle at Clifftop 2019 - Sadie at the Backdoor

The tune is Jere Canote's Sadie at the Backdoor played on homemade fiddle and banjo. My camp neighb… Jim Morris Aug 6, 2019 108 views

Can Lid Resonator Banjo

Paint can lid from CB Gitty Crafters in a fretless cigar box banjo. Home made friction pegs. The Br… Jim Morris Jun 3, 2019 100 views
Waiting For The Federals on Pineapple Glace Mandolin

I got this old box from the York Emporium.in PA. Old books, vinyl albums and you never know what yo… Jim Morris May 21, 2019 160 views

Been All Around This World on Homemade Instruments

Old time song with coffee can 3 string and cigar box 6 string. Recruited my band mate Josh to play… Jim Morris May 7, 2019 102 views
The Luna Lele

I made this for my grand daughter Luna. I don't get to see her very often since she lives in Prague… Jim Morris Apr 29, 2019 100 views

Cookie Tin Banjo - Magpie

Tambourine with jangles removed inserted into a large cookie tin. Mahogany neck with maple center s… Jim Morris Apr 22, 2019 376 views
Salty Dog with Grandkids

Spent some time with three of the grandkids today. This was one of our activities. They learned a l… Jim Morris Apr 7, 2019 104 views

Starry Night 6 String Cigar Box Guitar

Large Camacho cigar box from CB Gitty, CNC router fret board inlays, cherry neck. Song is by Richar… Jim Morris Apr 2, 2019 75 views
Diablo Dulcitar

A gentleman recently gifted me with some wonderful maple and walnut boards along with a bunch of ci… Jim Morris Feb 28, 2019 104 views

Batfink Professor Vibrato Cello

Plans for this instrument were figured out from the Batfink cartoon by Ward Shrake and shared to Ci… Jim Morris Feb 21, 2019 264 views
Dave Lynas/Chris Lyons Anonymous Pick Benefit Gitr

Just got this from Dave to help with pick's benefit fund. Sorry about the bum note around 2:30 - my… Jim Morris Feb 19, 2019 116 views

So Happy Valentine's Day

6 string CB Guitalele. Song from the Turtles! Jim Morris Feb 14, 2019 110 views
Tambourine insert tunneled 5th string banjo

I removed the jangles from a 10" Remo tambourine and inserted it into an old banjo pot. The 5th str… Jim Morris Feb 7, 2019 228 views

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