Then in the early 2000s there was a nostalgia-filled revival of the instrument. "Although the making of these guitars began in the 1800s, they are coming back full circle," said Mike Snowden, a ...

DIY Three String Guitar: Crafting a Unique Cigar Box Guitar from Scratch with Woodworking Techniques TOOLS USED - Makita 18V ...

BURLINGTON, KY. (WKRC) - It’s not a new concept, the Cigar Box Ukulele, but making them is a newfound hobby of Chip Ramsey’s. Ramsey, however, isn’t putting together those pre-made, ready to assemble ...

Tracy La Rue is a locksmith by trade, but every day after work, he can be found in his workshop at home, working with cigar boxes. While not a cigar smoker, he’s made hundreds of boxes into guitars ...

There isn’t much about the small house on an average street in a typical Royal Oak neighborhood that would make people think anything out of the ordinary is happening inside. But the cigar box guitars ...

Charlie Rehfeld’s three-string cigar box guitar, complete with a 1960 black-and-white Texas license plate on the front of the body, is well used and well loved. Maybe not as much as Trigger, Willie ...

Aurora resident Victor Martinez and rock guitar legend Jimi Hendrix have something musical in common -both have played cigar box guitars. While Hendrix is said to have been so desperate to play guitar ...

It has been said that no zydeco band is complete without a rubboard and an accordion. But deep in the birthplace of zydeco, an exhibit at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center features a different type ...