Charles Atchison Folk Artisan
Homemade Instruments
All of the instruments played in these videos were created using mostly homemade and repurposed materials. It was way easier to build and record with them, than it was making the videos showing me playing each instrument all at the same time.
Here are my free instructions for building a Cigar Box Guitar:
Build a resonator cigar box guitar
This video shows how I spin cigar box resonator cones on a lathe.
In addition to building instruments and folk art, I collect and sell authentic vintage cigar box instruments (and other antique handmade folk art and tramp art), memorabilia and ephemera ranging from books, postcards, records, cigar boxes, cups, plates and more. Please visit my eBay store:
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