This project was developed with the purpose to understand better the craft behind music instrument, in a very cheap way: making a real functional 4-strings instument out of scraps, using an empty tank as the guitar body and readapting the neck of a broken guitar.
The result was a mix of techniques: cnc milling and handcraft. All the other parts were "recovered" from broken guitars and everything was designed to adapt along the path.
Here, my sensei is trying to find the best tuning to make it sound like a banjo. Maurizio is a very talented luthier and he supervised me during the design part and building tasks; his experience in making custom guitars and reparing instruments was vital.
At some point the project developed into a present for a dear friend and i decided to paint it all white (like a fish bone) to make it more easy to customize.
Then it was time to learn a little about electronics and we decided to amplify it: i had to design a special case in 3D Print to house all the contacts and hide it inside the tank's cap.
The final sound was incredibly cristal clear and very fun to play!
The final sound was incredibly cristal clear and very fun to play!
But nothing was more exciting to see the final user enjoy it and have fun! This kind of project are a good practice to improve any base knowledge around a topic and can also end up in a working prototype, very similar to the final product.
