Custom Cigar Box Guitars and Ukuleles

Welcome to our site!  Here you will find cigar box guitars for sale, Instruments of historical significance that we have made and video clips so you can hear them played!.

So far we have made many cigar box guitars, ukuleles, one minstrel banjo and soon to make a cigar box fiddle.

Enjoy the site, comment, ask about instruments for sale.
Questions? Email: Info@CigarGuitar.com

Hi Everyone,

We have added a new video of a baritone cigar box ukulele at our YouTube page, click below to view and please share!  This is the acoustic version, we will be adding a video/sound clip of the electric version shortly.  It really sounds killer!

Some pictures of another baritone ukulele.  Shown is the back, front and neck details.  Time to finish and glue the fretboard down.

A video from the 2nd annual Pennsylvania Cigar Box Guitar Festival.  Keni is teaching Teddy how to busk for tips..

Keni Lee and Teddy busking, Walkin blues

Here is another video from the same festival

Keni Lee and Teddy busking, Baby please don\’t go blues

A great time was had by all.  Teddy is playing out latest 6 string electric cigar box guitar.

Just finishing up the latest guitar.  This is a 6 string electric cigar box guitar for my son.  This has telecaster hardware and Gibson scale length.  Note the PRS inspired headstock.

6 string cigar box guitar bridge details for alex

Here is the full picture.

6 string electric cigar box guitar for alex

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So far, the action needs some fine tuning.  We will be bringing this to the 2nd annual Pennsylvania Cigar Box Festival next weekend….

Here are some pictures of a family of 4 ukuleles. These were made to order. The 2 concert scale ukuleles are for my sisters kids. The 2 baritone ukuleles are for orders. I think that I have finally learned how to finish the wood. I will keep it a secret for now. If you want to know, just ask.

Currently we are  building 6 ukuleles.  4 of these are 20″ scale length baritones and 2 will be longer 23″ scale lengths.
 
I have received orders for 2 ukuleles and decided, “why not” and added to the build.  The necks are roughed out, finger boards cut, mounting holes drilled and stain applied to the bottom of the boxes.

Baritone Ukulele Necks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ukulele boxes ready for necks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is an interesting build, an ancient lyre as made in the middle ages. This is a six string, chromatic tuned lyre. It sounds really good, rather like a harp.

Lyre build

Lyre build

Lyre build

Lyre build

Here are a couple of ukuleles I made for my niece and nephew…I hope they like them!

Twin Ukuleles, front view

Twin Ukuleles, side view

Below are a couple of pictures of my latest build. This is a baritone Ukulele, Maple neck, Bocote fingerboard. Really exotic woods.

Done!  Really sweet sounding baritone/bocote ukulele.
check out the sound!

Baritone Ukulele

Finger board ready for frets.

bocote fingerboard details showing fret cuts

Another fingerboard picture

bocote fingerboard

Overall presentation of the ukulele

Baritone Ukulele with Bocote fingerboard

Wow! what a great way to learn how to make a cigar box guitar.
Josh over at Smokehouse Guitar has published a detailed guide on how to build a Cigar box guitar. This is a much better guide than I was going to do and Josh has given me permission to post the download address here. The book is available on http://www.Cigarboxnation.com
Please visit the below link and show your support!

A Guide to Advanced Cigar Box Guitar Making –direct download URL
via Guide to advanced cigar box construction