HUNTSVILLE, AL. - What is a cigar box guitar? Technically, it’s a discarded cigar box with a hole for a 1-inch-by-2-inch fretboard. A hodgepodge of random items. Perhaps with a leather cord attached ...

Three strings, three chords, and a box of junk. Toss in a little ingenuity, and you have everything you need for a back porch summertime blues session. The art of making guitars from cigar boxes dates ...

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It sounds raw. It doesn’t sound like a nice guitar when you pick it up and strum it. It sounds different, unrefined. “You’re talking about a stick with strings on it, and a box wrapped around a stick, ...

Anyone who saw the funny little square-shaped guitars at Mikel Doktor’s booth stand at the Music is Art festival might have thought Doktor had created some unique, alien-type of instrument. However, ...

Etc: Opening reception 5:30-8:30 p.m. May 25, features food and drinks, a live music demonstration, meet the artist and curator Old-school musicians put cigar boxes to work as acoustic resonators. Jug ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) - It started as a search for a different sound. Kevin M. Kraft spent years unsatisfied with the instruments he had and was considering commissioning a custom-made guitar when he ...

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The Cigar Box Guitar is hardly essential, but it has an undeniable appeal, and it's fun. MusicRadar's got your back Our team of expert musicians and producers spends hours testing products to help you ...

Dean Moller is a blues guitar player and cigar-box guitar maker. The former professional woodworker was injured on a job site, ending his career in carpentry. He turned to making wooden bowls ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The 19th annual ...

One of the best things about making music is that it’s so easy to do. There are countless ways to make interesting sounds out of nearly anything if you’re willing to experiment a little bit — just ask ...