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 ...

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 ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A quarter-century ago, when cigar-box guitar enthusiast Pat MacDonald ...

With nothing more than empty boxes, sticks and a bunch of wires, Civil War soldiers figured out how to make music. The instruments later became popular among Americans too poor to afford professional ...

Cigar box guitars have been an American tradition since the 1890s. Less popular than their electric cousins, these homemade guitars are a testament to human creativity. That’s why the York Emporium is ...

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 ...

It’s got three strings, two pickups, and a broomstick handle. But what really makes Lucy Tight’s guitar stand out is its cigar-box body. “It’s a beautiful yellow color and it’s empty of its cigars, ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama-- He wears cool-looking hats and plays instruments made out of cigar boxes. Chapel Hill, N.C. slide guitar wizard Justin Johnson also writes and performs what he calls "innovative ...

LOS ANGELES — The pages of newspapers, or history books for that matter, don’t runneth over with stories of happy accidents involving chain saws. But that’s just what put Philadelphia musicians Lucy ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...