The Mackey Arena floor guitar
A guitar we made from the Purdue basketball court. I played it for the national anthem prior to the rivalry game of Purdue v. IU, then auctioned it off to support the Purdue Guitar Lab.
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A Purdue for Life colleague had saved wood from the old Mackey Arena court. I brought it to the Purdue Guitar Lab with an idea: turn it into a guitar.
Gryphon Mawhorter, a Purdue Polytechnic student, crafted it into a baritone guitar. I played the National Anthem on it at Purdue vs IU, and then it went to auction for the Guitar Lab. With direct gifts, the Lab raised $11,500.
Credits
- Idea and the court wood
- Noah Scott
- Crafted by
- Gryphon Mawhorter, Purdue Polytechnic
- Project home
- Prof. Mark French and the Purdue Guitar Lab
- National Anthem
- Noah Scott
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