Guitars Crafted From The Ruins Of Detroit

An resourceful guitar-builder out of Detroit is using the remnants of the city’s reclaimed wood to build some spectacular guitars. Have a read through the article on this innovative luthier’s idea!

from CBSnews.com-

Detroit has more than 70,000 abandoned buildings. Among them is an old Cadillac plant that houses piles of wood. Where others see trash, Mark Wallace sees buried treasure. Wallace started making guitars out of Detroit’s reclaimed wood a year and a half ago. He not only enjoys making the instruments but also playing them.”It feels great, as an instrument. It’s also great to know that it’s something I built and something that came out of the city of Detroit,” Wallace told me…..

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