troy hannah is the team leader for repairs. he has extensive knowledge of the process of fixing electronics and computers. the center also rents out its items. set designers for films and musicals come in search of vintage items that cannot be found anywhere else. >> reduce, repurpose, recycle. it's like, it's the cool thing to do. recycling is cool. >> reporter: in the famous bohemian area of manhattan, greenwich village is an unusual custom shop. rick kelly makes his guitars out of recycled wood. >> going to sound good. this wood here came from the belltower of trinity church, the oldest church in new york city. and during 9/11, they had big fires down there. >> reporter: kelly collects discarded lumber from old buildings being torn down. this wood has seen better days, but it will come back to life after kelly shaves it down a little. he says these guitars have a good tone because old wood is dry and well seasoned allowing strings from the guitar to reverberate beautifully through the body. kelly's items are in demand among