Harvesting Guitars from the Bones of New York City
July 17, 2016 6:35 PM Subscribe
Rick Kelly, owner of Carmine Street Guitars makes guitars from the salvaged wood from old buildings.
Every guitar has a story. (via Great Big Story)
Every guitar has a story. (via Great Big Story)
It's an embedded youtube video, not an article, cromagnon.
posted by axiom at 7:31 PM on July 17, 2016
posted by axiom at 7:31 PM on July 17, 2016
I"m curious to know what his guitars sell for--does anyone know? The website steers clear of any pricing, even for t-shirts.
posted by Fupped Duck at 7:37 PM on July 17, 2016
posted by Fupped Duck at 7:37 PM on July 17, 2016
Huh. I was just in there this last Friday to purchase a cable. The vintage guitars I saw started at $600 and went above $3k. I don't know if any of the customs had price tags, or if any of the guitars with price tags were customs.
posted by ryoshu at 8:56 PM on July 17, 2016
posted by ryoshu at 8:56 PM on July 17, 2016
I have one on order, been on the list for about a year now, so just 2 more to go...
posted by SpacemanRed at 3:59 AM on July 18, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by SpacemanRed at 3:59 AM on July 18, 2016 [1 favorite]
Neat. Any idea what wood he's using for the neck in the "complete guitar build" section on the first link? I don't think pine would make a good neck material.
We have a cottage in Quebec that has been in my wife's family for about 100 years. Back in the 80s or 90s, long before I met and married into the family, they had a pine tree taken down on the property. My late father-in-law had the wood milled and it's been sitting up there, drying, for about 20 or 30 years now. I was up there over the 4th of July and noticed a large pine board that was at least two inches thick. I'm planning on grabbing it next time I'm up there and turning it into a body (or two, or three) for some for a pine Telecaster. I'd love to find some wood up there for the neck but I'm not sure there's any maple.
I love the idea of using found wood to build guitars. Not only is it cheaper, but like the article says, every guitar has a story.
posted by bondcliff at 6:52 AM on July 18, 2016
We have a cottage in Quebec that has been in my wife's family for about 100 years. Back in the 80s or 90s, long before I met and married into the family, they had a pine tree taken down on the property. My late father-in-law had the wood milled and it's been sitting up there, drying, for about 20 or 30 years now. I was up there over the 4th of July and noticed a large pine board that was at least two inches thick. I'm planning on grabbing it next time I'm up there and turning it into a body (or two, or three) for some for a pine Telecaster. I'd love to find some wood up there for the neck but I'm not sure there's any maple.
I love the idea of using found wood to build guitars. Not only is it cheaper, but like the article says, every guitar has a story.
posted by bondcliff at 6:52 AM on July 18, 2016
The basses look sweet. WANT!
Can't have though, I've mostly stopped playing and have 4 taking up far too much space in my home.
posted by evilDoug at 7:31 AM on July 18, 2016
Can't have though, I've mostly stopped playing and have 4 taking up far too much space in my home.
posted by evilDoug at 7:31 AM on July 18, 2016
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