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 ...

If you goWhat: “Cigar Box Guitar” When: Exhibit runs through July 6 Where: Bricolage Gallery at Art Parts Creative Reuse Center, 2870 Bluff St., Boulder Cost: Free More info: artpartsbo… ...

Cigar box, at least 6-in. x 6 in. x 3 in. Plexiglass or acrylic, about the size of the top of your cigar box Flat black spray paint 20-gauge wire Glue: silicone, epoxy, or hot glue Solder Velcro ...

The modern revival is a likely tangent of the DIY culture, especially among fans of Delta blues and Appalachian music, which evoke a tinny sound that comes through on acoustic cigar box guitars.

When Diane Sutliff started making cigar-box guitars in late 2008, she was driven by curiosity, some innate craftiness, and the desire to improve upon someone else’s work—the same things that ...

A quarter-century ago, when cigar-box guitar enthusiast Pat MacDonald was half of the Austin, Texas, alternative pop-rock duo Timbuk3, the singer, songwriter and instrumentalist’s moment in the ...