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Creation Date
2025
Photographer
Quentin Pace, MSLS, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Description
Artist(s): Andrew Burkhardt
Materials: Found wood and spare guitar parts
This is a fender style guitar with all reclaimed/ recycled wood and parts. The top, neck, finger board and head are composed from wood I harvested from oak trees removed to support the construction of the new South Campus Research Building 5 (SCRB5). The building is currently under construction at the corner of Old Spanish Trail and Bertner Ave, thank you Vaughn Construction for helping me claim the wood. The back of the guitar is poplar wood from a discarded piano I found on the side of the road.
HUGE thank you goes out to South Paw Guitars (https://southpawguitars.com/) and Rockin’ Robin Guitars and Music (https://www.rockinrobinguitars.com/) and guitar luthier Clarence for their amazing support in providing all the hardware for this build. All parts are recycled from other guitars and are functional.
Though this should not be considered a new guitar is it very much playable and if someone likes to play they will enjoy this piece. It is also an awesome display piece to connect one to the amazing mission here at MD Anderson – Making Cancer History!
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