Guitar, Six String - Ed Stilley

 
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Guitar, Six String - Ed Stilley
Guitar, Six String - Ed Stilley
Guitar, Six String - Ed Stilley
Guitar, Six String - Ed Stilley

Guitar, Six String - Ed Stilley

Object numberOSHTL2016.023.01
OriginHogscald Hollow, Arkansas
MediumWood, Metal, Bone, Paint
Dimensions39 3/4 × 14 × 3 1/4 in. (101 × 35.6 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from Stephen Stilley
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    DescriptionA six-string red body guitar with a brown neck built by Ed Stilley. The head is open with the tuning pegs turned down. The guitar also has colorful heads at the bottom of the strings attached to the bridge. A saw blade and springs are inside the guitar. "True Faith True Light Have Faith in God." is inscribed in the body of the guitar and is white in color.

    This guitar belongs to Stephen Stilley, Ed's son and was constructed during his Late Period also known as the "Red Period."

    Ed Stilley was born in 1930 in Hogscald Hollow, Arkansas and grew up in a religious household. He married Eliza Miller in 1959, and they had five children. Ed worked as a farmer at his Ozark homestead to support his family and continued his preaching. In 1979, Ed began making musical instruments to give to children. With no formal training Ed made his instruments with simple hand tools, wood scraps, and items such as pot lids, springs, and saw blades. Over the course of twenty-five years Ed has made two-hundred one-of-a-kind instruments including guitars, fiddles, dulcimers, and banjos.
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