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Ever have parts left over because they were replaced with something new? On both my 39 Coupe and the 49 F1 I replaced the dash gauges. I didn't have a use for the old gauges so they went up on a shelf to collect dust. My neighbor and I have similar hobbies, working on cars and working with wood. One day he decided to learn how to make a cigar box guitar. When finished it looked nice and played a tune. This gave us an idea for a use for the old gauges. I went shopping at Hardel's lumberyard in Olympia for a hardwood to use for the guitars. I couldn't decide which two I liked best so I went home with 4 different varieties. I found 2 more dash gauges on EBAY and made 4 guitars, each out of a different wood. They are Bloodwood, Bubinga, Shedua and Wenge. They make noise thru an amp but were but were not made to be a playing instrument. F1 Bloodwood F1 Wenge 39 Coupe Bubinga 39 Coupe Shedua
That is very impressive.
If you were closer to Pennsylvania you could bring a couple to the Central PA Truckstock in September and play a few tunes round the campfire.
Is there any way you can get a video of one of those playing for us all to see and hear? That would be so cool.
The wood wasn't cheap, almost $20 a board foot. The used gauges cost more on Ebay than the wood though. Someone good with a guitar could probably tune them and play a tune. That someone is not me. I had fun making them and one of them is always sitting on my fireplace hearth for a decoration. I had more fun building my 39 Ford Deluxe Coupe and 49 Ford F1, both from the ground up.
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