Posts: 1328 From: Carrollton, GA USA Registered: Jan 2003
posted 08-27-2019 02:23 PM
I was very fortunate to run into Scott Phillips yesterday at the US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. He allowed my friends and I to admire his Apollo 11 50th anniversary guitar, which has multiple fantastic back stories associated with it.
Scott played and sang some Neil Young and Led Zeppelin tunes for us. Scott is an amazing Renaissance Man!
Larry McGlynn Member
Posts: 1255 From: Boston, MA Registered: Jul 2003
posted 08-27-2019 05:42 PM
Wow. that is a beautiful guitar
GACspaceguy Member
Posts: 2474 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
posted 08-27-2019 06:55 PM
WOW! Looks like the beginning of a fine Southeast Spacegeek Band.
chet Member
Posts: 1506 From: Beverly Hills, Calif. Registered: Nov 2000
posted 08-28-2019 06:59 AM
Flown?
Gilbert Member
Posts: 1328 From: Carrollton, GA USA Registered: Jan 2003
posted 08-28-2019 09:21 AM
Some of the wood (sycamore) used to make the guitar was harvested from a tree that was blown down at the Cape during the hurricane 2 years ago. The sycamore tree grew from a seed that Stu Roosa took to the moon on Apollo 14. The tree was planted in 1976, for the US bicentennial.
Joel Katzowitz Member
Posts: 808 From: Marietta GA USA Registered: Dec 1999
posted 08-28-2019 03:51 PM
Nice!
I know Scott can build space shuttles but did he build the guitar?
Good news for the Southeast Spacegeek band members, we already have patches made!
Gilbert Member
Posts: 1328 From: Carrollton, GA USA Registered: Jan 2003
posted 08-29-2019 10:26 AM
The guitar was designed and laid out by Scott and then constructed by C. F. Martin. The mother-of-pearl work is awesome. Hopefully Scott will add some more back story to this chain.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 09-13-2019 09:22 AM
Jim Parker's Songwriters Series video
NASA Wood-Carver, Scott Phillips, presents NASA's 50th Anniversary Moon Guitar made by C.F. Martin Guitars to Jim Parker during "Jim Parker's Songwriters Series" show at the Von Braun Center Playhouse on September 6, 2019.
AlanC Member
Posts: 147 From: Scotland Registered: Nov 2014
posted 09-14-2019 06:14 PM
Good video Robert — thanks for posting.
Gilbert Member
Posts: 1328 From: Carrollton, GA USA Registered: Jan 2003
posted 09-17-2019 12:02 PM
Excellent.
bwhite1976 Member
Posts: 281 From: Belleville, IL Registered: Jun 2011
posted 09-17-2019 08:12 PM
A work of art. Beautiful.
posted 08-27-2019 02:23 PM
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