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The Ratocaster. All recycled materials except pick up and strings. The solid wood body is a type of mahogany salvaged about 20 years ago from a project to replace the treads on a bridge over a local railway station. Stored outside ever since. Other materials are a brass drawer pull handle, an old bicycle spanner with nut and bolt welded on, a piece of rusted enamel advertising sign, old wing nut knobs, an old pipe tobacco tin tobacco tin lid and a guitar neck from an old guitar. All items apart from the neck are in excess of 50 years old. The strap is constructed from an offcut of webbing from a ratchet strap used to secure loads to trucks and utilising fittings from a car seat belt for fixings and method of adjustment

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Comment by Kool Karl on March 11, 2016 at 9:47am: Great job!

Comment by Fomhorach on March 10, 2016 at 6:31am: It's like.. Found a guitar in a barn? No. Made a guitar from the barn. :) very cool.

Comment by Papa D on March 7, 2016 at 3:07pm: Love the style, great job.

Comment by King Rubbish on March 7, 2016 at 12:34pm: Fantastic. The wing nut knobs are brilliant!

Comment by Dave Lynas on March 7, 2016 at 9:43am: As crusty good as it gets. Beautiful job pulling all the history together. WOW!

Comment by Jerry Jordan on March 7, 2016 at 1:38am: thats the ticket.,.

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