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How right he was. >> thats all i play, blues, country and old rock n roll. i dont mess with the hard rock stuff. >> while robert tetter passes time playing music, thats not what amazed our crew. its that tetter builds his own guitars out of one of the few recreational resources allowed inmates, model boat kits. >> this is 2 1/2 boat kits makes this one. all of these are stood up together, glued together, to make this neck like this and down inside of it we have one radio. the tone control, three...

>> you know you need to do a segment on the talent inside these walls. because there are a lot of talented guys. >> "lockup" producers only had to walk to the other side of keith masons dorm at the holman correctional facility in alabama to learn how right he was. >> i play blues, country, no rock n roll. i dont mess with the hard rock stuff. >> while robert tedder passes time playing music, thats not what amazed our crew. its that he builds his own guitars out of one of the few recreational res...

Playground, you know, so i stay busy. >> robert tetter, incarcerated since the mid 1980s on several sex and obscenity charges, was a general contractor. in prison, he uses his construction and electrical skills to build homemade guitars. >> okay. the guitar is made out of boat kits. this is -- 2 1/2 boat kits makes this one. >> model boat kits are an approved hobby item for inmates in general population. tetter combined his with scrap transistor radio parts. >> all of these are stood up together...

Dorm, at the holman correctional facility in alabama, to learn how right he was. >> thats all i play, blues, country and old rock n roll. i dont mess with the hard rock stuff. >> while robert tetter passes time playing music, thats not what amazed our crew. its that tetter builds his own guitars out of one of the few recreational resources ahowed inmates, model boat kits. >> this is 2 1/2 boat kits makes this one. all of these are stood up together, glued together, to make this neck like this an...

These walls because there are a lot of talented guys. >> "lockup" producers only had to walk to the other side of keith masons dorm at the holman correctional facility in alabama to learn how right he was. >> thats all i plays is blues, country, no rock n roll. i dont mess with the hard rock stuff. >> while robert tedder passes time playing music, thats not what amazed our crew. its that he builds his own guitars out of one of the few recreational resources allowed inmates, model boat kits. >> t...

General contractor. in prison, he uses his construction and electrical skills to build homemade guitars. >> okay. the guitar is made out of boat kits. this is -- 2 1/2 boat kits makes this one. >> model boat kits are an approved hobby item for inmates in general population. tetter combined his with scrap transistor radio parts. >> all of these are stood up together, glued together to make this neck like this. the inside of the guitar is all wood. we have one radio. the tone control. have three c...

In prison, he uses his construction and electrical skills to build homemade guitars. >> okay. the guitar is made out of boat kits. this is -- 2 1/2 boat kits makes this one. >> model boat kits are an approved hobby item for inmates in general population. tetter combined his with scrap transistor radio parts. >> all of these are stood up together, glued together to make this neck like this. the inside of the guitar is all wood. we have one radio. the tone control. have three controls down here, t...

>> idle hands is the devils playground, you know, so i stay busy. >> robert tetter, incarcerated since the mid 1980s on several sex and obscenity charges, was a general contractor. in prison, he uses his construction and electrical skills to build homemade guitars. >> okay. the guitar is made out of boat kits. this is -- 2 1/2 boat kits makes this one. >> model boat kits are an approved hobby item for inmates in general population. tetter combined his with scrap transistor radio parts. >> all of...

Talent inside these walls. >> reporter: "lock up" producers only had to walk to the other side of the door at the homan correction am facility to see how right he was. >> blues, i dont mess with hard rock stuff. >> reporter: he passes time playing music. thats not what amazed our crew is he builds his own guitars out of the one few recreational resources boat kits. >> this is what-and-a-half boat kits, these are stood up together to make this neck leak this. down inside of it, we have one radio,...

Together, glued together to make this neck like this. and down inside of it, we have one radio. the tone control, three controls down here, the set of batteries. and this one back here is the mike mixer. then we use magnets here in the corner to hold the lid on it. ♪ >> tedder always includes one other element on his guitars. its for his muse. >> everything i do i dedicate to my wife. the blue heart is because we have been separated for 23 years now. she is still with me. she is sticking with ...