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5) HAND GUITAR
A friend named Tom Cannalonga built
guitars and had a business called "Custom Ax". I gave him some guitar equipment and in exchange, he did the
building of this guitar. I traced my hand on grid paper to use as a guide
and we expanded the scale to the size of the guitar body. Tom used
mandolin frets and made a neck extension going up to the 37th fret. He pinned a
moth under glass - still can't figure out why the thing hasn't turned into dust
yet. When my little cousin Valerie asked me if she could paint the
fingernails (she was about 5 at the time) I couldn't say no. I left the
nail polish on the guitar to always remind me of my little cousin that I love so
much. (She's not so little anymore - she's in her 20's and about 5'10")
Tom Cannalonga is an amazing guy. He expanded his guitar-building gift
into making sports equipment and accessories for people with physical challenges
- check out his website...
www.sitski.com
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