Hendrix's home turned into guitars

VANCOUVER - There's a saying, if these walls could talk. Walls certainly can't talk, but music can touch the heart, especially the songs that evoke memories.

A guitar-maker from Seattle has made a series of special guitars using wood salvaged from the walls of the childhood house of Jimi Hendrix, one of the most influential guitarists in the history of popular music.

Reuben Forsland on Saturday displayed two of his unique guitars at the inaugural Vancouver International Guitar Festival, a three-day event that kicked off on Friday.