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 numberOSHTL2016.034.01
OriginHogscald Hollow, Arkansas
MediumWood, Metal, Glass, Marbles, Bone, Paint
Dimensions40 1/2 × 13 3/4 × 4 1/2 in. (102.9 × 34.9 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from Jonathan Cover
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    DescriptionA red guitar with an open head constructed by Ed. The tuning pegs are turned down. There are four marbles on the body with one on each side of the saddle. The phrase, "True Faith, True Light. Have Faith in God." is carved into the body of the guitar and is white in color. A saw blade and aluminum pot lid is located inside the guitar as well.

    Ed gave this guitar to his grandson, Jonathan Cover. It was constructed during his Middle 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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