Maggie O
Active member
I love guitars and other music tools as much as I love cameras and lenses and I like making photos of instruments almost as much as I like playing them. So, since I just got a very sweet Bowery Pine Telecaster from Carmine Street Guitars (in NYC!) and took some shots of it, I thought I'd start a thread devoted to instruments and musicians!
The Kelly Bowery Pine Tele is made from the 200-year-old Pine roof beams from a NYC Bowery warehouse that was torn down around the turn of the century. Rick Kelly, the guy who is Carmine Street Guitars, salvaged the wood, which had been baking under the sun and supporting the roof since 1805 and is making Telecaster-style guitars out of them. I ordered one in 2008 and it arrived yesterday!
It plays like a dream, sounds even better and looks fantastic! Lightweight, with barely a shellac finish on both the body and the neck, which have a smooth, but woody feel to them, like an old piece of furniture might.
Now, to the pix!
I already love it! Toneful and soulful and a delight to have in hand, this may be the last guitar I'll ever need to buy.
The Kelly Bowery Pine Tele is made from the 200-year-old Pine roof beams from a NYC Bowery warehouse that was torn down around the turn of the century. Rick Kelly, the guy who is Carmine Street Guitars, salvaged the wood, which had been baking under the sun and supporting the roof since 1805 and is making Telecaster-style guitars out of them. I ordered one in 2008 and it arrived yesterday!
It plays like a dream, sounds even better and looks fantastic! Lightweight, with barely a shellac finish on both the body and the neck, which have a smooth, but woody feel to them, like an old piece of furniture might.
Now, to the pix!
I already love it! Toneful and soulful and a delight to have in hand, this may be the last guitar I'll ever need to buy.