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Artisan Rick Kelly Makes Unique Guitars Out of Reclaimed Wood from New York Landmarks

07/13/2012
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  • Bowery Guitars
    Each one of <a href="http://www.kellyguitars.com" target="_blank">Rick Kelly</a>’s unique Carmine Street guitars is a little piece of New York - literally. The handcrafted instruments are made from <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/new-citilogs-newark-sawmill-will-recycle-urban-wood-and-aim-for-leed-platinum-certification/" target="_blank">reclaimed wood</a> from some of the city's most historic haunts. Kelly calls his creations the “bones of New York,” and fashions them out of lumber salvaged from places like the <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Hotel" target="_blank">Chelsea Hotel</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chumley's" target="_blank">Chumley’s</a>.
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  • Bowery Guitars
    Each one of <a href="http://www.kellyguitars.com" target="_blank">Rick Kelly</a>’s unique Carmine Street guitars is a little piece of New York - literally. The handcrafted instruments are made from <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/new-citilogs-newark-sawmill-will-recycle-urban-wood-and-aim-for-leed-platinum-certification/" target="_blank">reclaimed wood</a> from some of the city's most historic haunts. Kelly calls his creations the “bones of New York,” and fashions them out of lumber salvaged from places like the <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Hotel" target="_blank">Chelsea Hotel</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chumley's" target="_blank">Chumley’s</a>.
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  • Bowery Guitars
    Each one of <a href="http://www.kellyguitars.com" target="_blank">Rick Kelly</a>’s unique Carmine Street guitars is a little piece of New York - literally. The handcrafted instruments are made from <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/new-citilogs-newark-sawmill-will-recycle-urban-wood-and-aim-for-leed-platinum-certification/" target="_blank">reclaimed wood</a> from some of the city's most historic haunts. Kelly calls his creations the “bones of New York,” and fashions them out of lumber salvaged from places like the <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Hotel" target="_blank">Chelsea Hotel</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chumley's" target="_blank">Chumley’s</a>.
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  • Rick Kelly Guitars
    Each one of <a href="http://www.kellyguitars.com" target="_blank">Rick Kelly</a>’s unique Carmine Street guitars is a little piece of New York - literally. The handcrafted instruments are made from <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/new-citilogs-newark-sawmill-will-recycle-urban-wood-and-aim-for-leed-platinum-certification/" target="_blank">reclaimed wood</a> from some of the city's most historic haunts. Kelly calls his creations the “bones of New York,” and fashions them out of lumber salvaged from places like the <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Hotel" target="_blank">Chelsea Hotel</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chumley's" target="_blank">Chumley’s</a>.
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Bowery Guitars

Each one of Rick Kelly’s unique Carmine Street guitars is a little piece of New York - literally. The handcrafted instruments are made from reclaimed wood from some of the city's most historic haunts. Kelly calls his creations the “bones of New York,” and fashions them out of lumber salvaged from places like the Chelsea Hotel and Chumley’s.

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