I made this guitar from the heater box assembly from our old Whirlpool clothes dryer (scavenged it for parts before it got hauled away). The heater coil was ...

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Comment by Richard Sundberg on April 19, 2020 at 1:57am

Rumor has it your wife posted security in the kitchen to protect appliances from your  incestuous appetite for guitar making. Very creative instrument Derek, even more so the acoustics and resonance sound. That vent or whatever would be a good place for a speaker, self contained guitar performer. Ahhh awestruck build, amazing!

Comment by Derek Rose on April 17, 2020 at 3:39pm

Thanks Kevin, James O, Pic, and Nancy kat! Kitty looks DRY! lol

Funny Unc! My wife even thought that was funny! :)

Comment by Kevin Sprague (Knotlenny) on April 17, 2020 at 12:05pm

Coolest thing I’ve seen in many a moon, Derek!  I want one!

Comment by Nancy kat on April 17, 2020 at 3:44am

What an imagination there Derek! O its cool alright has a good sound to it... who would have thought! Meowwww^..^

Comment by Uncle John on April 17, 2020 at 3:03am

The pic below shows what Derek's poor wife has to use after he stripped a perfectly good clothes dryer for parts.   

Comment by Uncle John on April 17, 2020 at 3:02am
Comment by the anonymous pick on April 16, 2020 at 6:37pm

YUP YUP YUP ! . 

Comment by James O Lunsford on April 16, 2020 at 5:09pm

Very unique and interesting Build fine job Man caught this on Facebook also.

Comment by Derek Rose on April 16, 2020 at 3:01pm

Ha! Thanks for the fun comments guys! My wife thinks I am crazy but she was impressed with the sound so maybe she will reconsider? :)  I have had this heater assembly for a couple years and finally had time and motivation to make into something. 

Comment by AGP # on April 16, 2020 at 9:39am

"Awesome Build" Derek, Sounds Great!, and as per some of the previous comments, I will never look at a clothes dryer again, without thinking CBG  :-D

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