This is the place for Homemade Cigar Box Guitars,
Lap Steels, Mountain Dulcimers, Banjos and occasionally some other stringed instruments. I have sold most of my builds with the exception to the ones given out as promos. The average prices for a Jim Frets cigar box guitar 100 to 200 bucks. I can take a custom order or build you a standard Jim Frets guitar. Please contact me through my private email.
I have been building instruments out of cigar boxes either all wood or paper covered wood for a few years now. Each instrument has its own custom neck. Typically I build 4 string models. Some are electric and some are acoustic and some are equipped with Piezo elements for sound reproduction. I cannot begin to describe all the types I have built. I will post a link to my photo gallery. My instruments are lacquer finished for durability as well as appearance.
I have over thirty photo sets located in a photo gallery. It would be an awesome task to try and display them on this website . It would take too much time for the page to load, so I will provide a link to the gallery for your viewing pleasure. Click here to go to the gallery
Like so many other people from all over the world. I too have a My Space site. Here you can see videos and hear some of my instruments.
I also belong to a Indie group (QuackHouseMedia), where I have some songs posted there. Another good example of how good my guitars sound.
This site is free to join and post your own music, however you do not have to join to hear the music. Go here to check it out.
On Yahoo, there is a group of cigar box builders, like myself, that hang out there and swap ideas, display our wares, and in general discuss everything about cigar box guitars and other stringed instruments. So I invite you to come visit or even join our group. Here is the link to get there