Jim Irsay guitar: The men who built the Colts' owner last guitar

Mark French is a Purdue engineering technology professor and head of the school's Guitar Lab.

Noah Scott is a Purdue alum who is a guitar connoisseur, both building and playing.

In late July, the two set off on a historic moment in Indianapolis Colts history, building the "Win for Jim" electric guitar that would honor the franchise's late owner.

Noah Scott was sitting in the Raleigh-Durham airport eating a Subway sandwich after a cancelled flight when the call came in.

On the other end of the line was Larry Hall, chief curator of the Jim Irsay Collection , a multi-million dollar collection of what the late Indianapolis Colts owner loved most -- guitars, pop culture, American history and rock and roll.

"Noah, I've got a question for you," Hall said to Scott, getting straight to the