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Those Guitars

Chris Hall47 Comments

Photo Prompt © Yvette Prior

‘Wow! What a sculpture.’
‘Do you like it?’
‘Very much so.’

‘Is it made in bronze or copper, perhaps?’ He peered even closer. ‘Hold on. Are they real ones? I mean, real guitars?’
‘Sure.’
‘But how did you do it?’
The guy… the artist, shrugged his shoulders.
‘But, will you tell me… or is it a secret?’
‘Well, basically just lots of paint.’
‘Could I buy it? Although, I guess it’ll be very expensive.’
‘Not as much as you would think.’

‘Those guitars had been in a locker, but now no-one would pay anymore.
I got it for a song.’

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Thanks to Rochelle for hosting Friday Fictioneers
Genre: Historical Fiction
Word Count: 100

12 September 2025

47 thoughts on “Those Guitars”

  5. This reminded me of something I read years ago. Back when I used to watch a program called Battlebots, there was a competitor on it who had, in a different venture, once attempted to build an electric guitar out of aluminum. Although it didn’t work, he then had much more success with magnesium.

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    • ‘Synchronicity’ – such a good word! Was it from C. Jung originally? – oh, by the way that spam thing has been playing up, again. I couldn’t say what I wanted to say on your latest post, I am afraid, Aladin. Sorry about that. Also, shame about you’re not playing guitars again, but maybe you might do? 😉🎸😊

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      • That’s one of his topics — well spotted! 👏
        There’s no need to feel ashamed, my lovely Chris. I notice it all the time when I see you subscribing to my site again! 🙏💖
        And don’t worry, the comments on my last post about Egypt are closed. I did this because the previous ones were somewhat repetitive!
        I’m still trying to play the guitar, by the way; so far, I’m still breathing, I promise.😅🤗😘💞

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  17. You reminded me of a show here called ‘Storage Wars’ where folks bid on what has been left in abandoned lockers… Sometimes there’s not much and other times big dividends… if you are into reselling 😉 Nice story.

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