In 2003, Kevin Burkett was offered $30,000 for his 1978 Travis Bean "Wedge" guitar and realized it was too valuable to perform with. Most guitarists would make do with using a similar, less-valuable model, but Travis Beans have a distinguishing characteristic that makes them hard to replace-they're made of metal. So, Burkett did what any self-respecting DIY musician would have done: He visited area machine shops with a hand-drawn schematic and some scrap aluminum, until Will Fitzpatrick at Performance Machining Services Inc., Pensacola, Fla., agreed to teach him the machining process.
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