Sound of the underground: This guitar maker finds music in mushrooms

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From mushroom ukuleles to kombucha leather banjos, guitar maker Rachel Rosenkrantz has assembled a curious collection of biodegradable instruments.

When you think of a guitar what comes to mind? Maybe it’s a simple maple acoustic, the kind played by countless singer-songwriters over the years, or perhaps a double-necked mahogany electric, favored more by rock-god types.While these classic guitars will always have a firm spot in our playlists, there are some new designs making waves by harnessing some peculiar materials.

Her entry point was replacing plastic with fish skin, which she sources from a vendor in Brazil who makes tilapia leather out of fish farm waste. “It is stronger than plastic, more pliable than plastic,” she said. “For the pick guard that protects the instrument from scratching, it follows the motion of the wood.” Mycelium – a root-like structure composed of thin threads made by fungi – caught Rosenkrantz’s attention when she saw it used as a packaging replacement for polystyrene.

 

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