Today I took delivery of the DEWALT DW618B3 2-1/4 HP 3-Base Router Kit! It will play a very large part in the process of making a guitar. I’m very excited. It’s a highly rated router with three bases – fixed, plunge and d-handle. I’ve also ordered the MLCS Woodworking 30 Pc. Carbide-tipped Router Bit Set. [...]
Building the Ergonomic Guitar
Guitar Designs. Ergonomics. Guitar Making.
Slight return…
Finally, I’m well enough to look toward resuming my electric guitar build project. As I noted in my post Dealing With Repetitive Strain Injury…, I had been suffering from RSI or Repetitive Strain Injury. Unfortunately, the situation got worse before it got better. Fortunately, it did get better from a combination of rest, reduced activity, [...]
Make Your Guitar More Ergonomic
Ergonomic design seeks to reduce strain and repetition and create a tool that works in accordance with the human body. And, while a new design may be ideal, a cumulative approach can make a guitar more ergonomic. When looking at a guitar from the perspective of ergonomics, there are several key factors to consider – [...]
Dealing with Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)…
Ergonomics, as defined by
Hats off to Mammoth Guitars
I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge Mammoth Guitars for their great service. Mammoth Guitars was the source for the alder body blank as well as several other bits and pieces. I initially contacted Mammoth Guitars when I saw they could provide me with a custom thickness. As keeping weight down was important, this [...]
A Gallery of Ergonomic Guitar Designs
In order to draw upon more ideas, I began to look for ergonomic guitars and found a number of interesting examples. These range from slight departures from the norm to completely different approaches. Here is the Andreas Shark – a good example of a relatively conventional looking guitar that incorporates ergonomic elements. The most obvious [...]
Important Elements For An Ergonomic Guitar
While waiting to start my Klein based electric guitar build, I started to think about the possibility of an “original design” down the road. While far from exhaustive, my study of the Klein guitar template and my reading about ergonomics has led me to consider the following as critical elements in an ergonomic design: 1. [...]
Should I use a pickguard?
Due to my lack of woodworking experience and my desire to build an electric guitar sooner rather than later, some of my decisions will be dictated by ease of construction. I was fortunate with the MDF guitar template. It was my first attempt at using hand tools for shaping and it came out quite well [...]
On Order – Body Blank and Guitar Parts
Saturday, I received this picture of the alder body blank Mammoth Guitars is supplying (looks great): I also ordered several guitar parts from them as well. They are an ALLPARTS dealer and Douglas Jordan has been great to work with. Among the bits and pieces ordered are the following: Chrome neck ferrules Schaller nickel strap [...]
Project Guitar #1 – Ergonomic Guitar
Here is the Project Guitar topic thread from earlier today announcing my guitar project idea: In terms of designs, I have an interest in both ergonomic guitars and headless guitars. I’ve done a lot of research and the Klein Electric is one of the more ergonomic designs out there. Here is an example of Colin [...]