One million guitars — that’s how many Rendal Wall estimates have passed through his hands over a long career first at Gibson Guitar, when it was located in Kalamazoo, Mich., and later at Heritage Guitars. The 76-year-old recently sat down for an interview in the “pickin’ parlor” at Heritage that bears his name. http://michmed.org/1887d Ren, as he’s known, might as well stand for “Renaissance.” For years, he helped design and deliver custom guitars to top artists — B.B. King, Ted Nugent, Merle Travis. He’s also a talented musician and songwriter in his own right, not to mention an inventor who designed and improved on a variety of guitar parts. Wall, who recently underwent treatment for stage 2 bladder cancer at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, was worried side effects would silence the strings around which his life and career have revolved. Listen to Rendel's story, and hear him talk about and play the music that has been his constant companion before his cancer diagnosis, and after treatment. ------------------------------------------------------- To learn more about the Rogel Cancer Center at Michigan Medicine, visit: https://www.rogelcancercenter.org/ ------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to Michigan Medicine’s YouTube channel for upcoming videos and future live streams featuring our experts answering your questions. ------------------------------------------------------- Follow Michigan Medicine on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/umichmedicine Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umichmedicine/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichiganMedicine/ Follow the Rogel Cancer Center at Michigan Medicine on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/umrogelcancer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UMRogelCancerCenter/ ------------------------------------------------------- #guitarist #cancersurvivor #cancerstories #guitar #musichistory #chemo #chemotherapy #musicians #urology #oncology #cancertreatment #bladdercancer #hematuria #cancer