Carlo dropped his eyes so the man would not see his expression.  "I salvaged it from an old throne."

"How appropriate," said Porfino.  With great care, he tucked the seat of an outhouse beneath his chin, and with eyes closed in ecstasy, began to play.

Ervin Tibbs is retired and spends his time writing stories and building guitars (a wordsmith and a luthier.)   He has written seven full length novels and built eight custom guitars.   Two of his novels have been published, but at this point has built neither a violin nor a guitar from the seat of an outhouse.