Empty cigar boxes are like mini treasure chests waiting to be transformed into something new. Even if you only have one lying around the house, there is a lot of potential for what it could be. Cigar ...

Mike Snowden plays bluesy rock as a one-man band. But he’s not playing a Gibson Les Paul or a Fender Stratocaster – his music comes from a guitar he built from an empty cigar box. “If I met you on the ...

If you’ve never heard of a cigar box guitar, you’re not alone. ADVERTISING If you’ve never heard of a cigar box guitar, you’re not alone. This popular depression-era instrument utilizes an empty cigar ...

It has been said that no zydeco band is complete without a rubboard and an accordion. But deep in the birthplace of zydeco, an exhibit at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center features a different type ...

It's always a shame to throw out a perfectly good cigar box, which is why Neal Demazure's Custom Cedar Cigar Box Powered Speakers are so appealing. They're also pretty simple: Take a pair of ...

MODESTO — The latest donation to the Jacksonville Area Museum almost became part of a guitar. While looking for new material to make cigar box guitars, Logan Elliott found a couple of cigar boxes from ...

Aurora resident Victor Martinez and rock guitar legend Jimi Hendrix have something musical in common -both have played cigar box guitars. While Hendrix is said to have been so desperate to play guitar ...