I got gas for this

[johbren]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Tortoise-Turtle-Back-Acoustic-Guitar-Project-L-K-W-W_W0QQitemZ130110535937QQihZ003QQcategoryZ118982QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Tony Burns]

Im not sure about that one - some turtle shell are illegal to bring into this country -they maybe an endangered species --( not sure what kind of a turtle this is ) I wouldnt in a million years - I just think its wrong .

[moctzal]

If Ovations slip off your lap, imagine how this one would be...

[CorkyII]

If Ovations slip off your lap, imagine how this one would be...

Thought it WAS an Ovation that got left out in the Sun.

[jerime]

That's just sick and wrong.

[Hudman]

Is that legal?

 

[AK47]

This looks like some wannabe luthiers back yard project. Maybe 1960s'. The tuners are cheap [look closely]. The bridge looks like something from a cheap Japan electric from the 1960s' along with the tail piece. The craftsmanship is generally poor though the purfling around the soundboard doesn't look too bad. The shell would make a better drum than a guitar b/s IMO. Heavy, bad balance and I'd bet it doesn't sound good. Interesting wall hanger and conversation piece IMO that's about it.

If it gives you gas go for it I could be wrong. The worse you could do is have an interesting wall hanger. I sure wouldn't spent too much for it though.

I will watch it out of curiosity. Always curious what such oddities may sell for.
I won't be bidding against you.

[bjorn-fjord]

Somebody will probably but it and cut it up to make picks. Those suckers sell for $100 each.

[AK47]

Somebody will probably but it and cut it up to make picks. Those suckers sell for $100 each.

This might make a great capitalist adventure with all the road kill turtles here in Florida.

[Dan Hall]

That's just sick and wrong.

Next thing you know we'll see banjos made out of baby harp seals!

[guit30]

Nope

[bjorn-fjord]

This might make a great capitalist adventure with all the road kill turtles here in Florida.

Dude, I totally saw your swerve to hit that sucker.

[32-20-Blues]

That's just sick and wrong.

 

 

Why? What about leather cases; bodhrans and banjos made from dear, goat and calfskin; nuts cut from bone; chanters on uileann pipes made from pigskin...

 

Musical instruments have long been made from animal remains. As long as the turtle wasn't an endangered species, what's the problem?

[EDHGirl]

Why? What about leather cases; bodhrans and banjos made from dear, goat and calfskin; nuts cut from bone; chanters on uileann pipes made from pigskin... Musical instruments have long been made from animal remains. As long as the turtle wasn't an endangered species, what's the problem?

 

 

One of the differences to me is that it would take decades for a turtle to reach this size and then it is used on a novelty guitar. Pretty distasteful. It would be like cutting down a 1000 year old redwood tree to make chopsticks.

[32-20-Blues]

One of the differences to me is that it would take decades for a turtle to reach this size and then it is used on a novelty guitar. Pretty distasteful. It would be like cutting down a 1000 year old redwood tree to make chopsticks.

 

 

Maybe he died naturally.... In fairness, I can't see anyone killing a turtle solely to build a guitar. Ted Nugent maybe, but not many others.

[BuckyB]

Ok, that creeps me out. I once knew someone who had a mandolin made out of an armadillo.

[Terry Allan Hall]

Folks, that was made from a Hawksbill seaturtle...

...The hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in its genus. The species itself has a worldwide distribution, but the Atlantic and Pacific populations are divided into two subspecies. Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata is the subspecies that includes the Atlantic hawksbill turtle populations and the subspecies Eretmochelys imbricata bissa refers to the collective population of hawksbill turtles found in the Pacific Ocean...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawksbill_turtle

Trust me...getting caught w/ this w/o documentation proving that it's pre-CITES (mid to late '70s) will quickly become a VERY expensive nightmare!

[32-20-Blues]

In that case, I'm against it.

[t60 fan]

Nowaday's they're all just "select reptile shell".

[bjorn-fjord]

Ok, that creeps me out. I once knew someone who had a mandolin made out of an armadillo.

Are you sure it wasn't a charango? It's a double coursed South American instrument that is traditionally made from an Armadillo shell.

[AK47]

Dude, I totally saw your swerve to hit that sucker.

I hate to see road kill anything. I've even pulled off the road to rescue a turtle in traffic. I even rescued a baby gator once, I could live to regret that one.
I hit a skunk once. That totally sucked

[AK47]

Ok, that creeps me out. I once knew someone who had a mandolin made out of an armadillo.

An armadillo mandolin freaks me out:eek:

I hope Ovation doesn't get any ideas:D

[guit30]

Laminate or soild shell turtle?



-drummer having a bad day

[AK47]

Bump

I decided to bump this back because it finally sold. $305.99 plus $55 shipping.

Who da thunk?

[zenbu]

I see those or something similar regularly on the Japanese web. May well be MIJ. Theres a local name stamp shop, called hanko in Japanese, you know the things they use instead of signing their name...and the shop has an elephant tusk in the front window, they don`t really seem to care about stuff like that very much over here. I see items made from turtle shell and ivory frequently over here, never been tempted to buy anything but still...someone must be. I don`t like telling folks what they should or shouldn`t do I only know I do not support the trade in ivory or tortoise shell.
Used car salesman bone for nuts and saddles on the other hand ...