Patient gave Alabama surgeon his first cigar box guitar more than 10 years ago . Score: 6 Homemade instruments emerged in 1930s , when people could n't afford `` real '' instruments . In the past decade , he has created dozens of cigar box guitars , most of them 3-string , acoustic and electric , though the latter takes more time , he says . Modern revival fits in with DIY culture .
Patient gave Alabama surgeon his first cigar box guitar more than 10 years ago . Score: 6 Homemade instruments emerged in 1930s , when people could n't afford `` real '' instruments . Modern revival fits in with DIY culture .