Introduce Yourself!

1371 members Latest Activity: Apr 17 We wanna know who you are! Where ya from? What'cha buildin'? This is a place for new members to introduce themselves and old 'uns to show 'em…

Lap Steel World

176 members Latest Activity: Dec 30, 2021 A group for lap steel admirer's, players and builders.

Super Advanced Cigar Box Guitar Building

532 members Latest Activity: Mar 5, 2022 Here's where the freaks hang out. Get the inside scoop on wild cigar box guitar designs, advancements and experiments. Not for the timid builder!

Sell Those Puppies!

169 members Latest Activity: Mar 19

A group to discuss selling the instruments and accessories we build.  Where to sell, how to display, what works and what doesn't.  Where do you…

Good Wood

134 members Latest Activity: Mar 19, 2017 For everyone who gets excited by rare timbers, turned on by a good burr, or maybe you just have a technical query about working something new? Feel…

DULCIWORLD: Dulcimers & Strummers

387 members Latest Activity: Dec 12, 2022

This group is opened…

CBG Tabs

603 members Latest Activity: Feb 18 So you built your CBG and now you need something to play on it, right? Well, if you're not completely musically inclined or can't read traditional…

Three string guitars

669 members Latest Activity: Oct 19, 2022

Everything about anything that's a three stringer

Can Jo Consortium

250 members Latest Activity: Jan 31, 2023 The simplest little resonator instrument of all. Please add links to plans, photos of your canjos and ideas you've found that make the most of this…

Self Imports from China

34 members Latest Activity: May 9, 2018 Has anybody had experience with self importing tuners and other musical items from China or Vietnam? What has the import duty been if any? Vietnam…

Blind Willie Johnson CBG Tribute - free download

281 members Latest Activity: Sep 4, 2022

Download your free copy of the Cigar Box Guitar Tribute to Blind Willie Johnson.  All cigar box guitar.  Presented by…

Songwriting 101

44 members Latest Activity: Oct 19, 2021

   For the songwriter who wants to take his songwriting to the next level.  "Good songs are written, GREAT songs are RE-written"!  …

The 12 Step Program

28 members Latest Activity: Sep 24, 2016

CBA (Cigar Box Anonymous)

I'm intervening and you know its good for you!

Confess your Cigar Box compulsion here and you will be…

Four String Cigar Box Guitars

213 members Latest Activity: Dec 9, 2023 Group for those who are interested to find out more and swap ideas for builds, chords and tunings for these versatile instruments!

Cigar Box Nation Facebook project

114 members Latest Activity: Feb 23, 2017 A collection of CBG fan pages on Facebook. Spread the word about other builders/performers on fB!

Home Made Resonator Boxes 101, v.2.0

232 members Latest Activity: Dec 2, 2022

Beginning Box Building. Nothing too fancy, but functional. For people who don't have easy access to cigar boxes. Other home made non-rectangular…

Cigar Box Ukulele

423 members Latest Activity: Nov 29, 2023 Does your cigar box contain a jumping flea?

Smokin' Mandolins

115 members Latest Activity: Dec 30, 2021 Cigar Box Mandolins

Homemade Guitars

64 members Latest Activity: Feb 26

This is the group for homemade instruments that venture out from the standard cigar box guitar.

Post photos of your oil can guitars,…

The Brits are coming

640 members Latest Activity: Feb 26 A gathering of the UK cbg clan.