Building the Ergonomic Guitar

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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 – […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

I’ve started this guitar blog in order to document my research into ergonomic considerations for the guitar as well as to document my attempt at building such a guitar (or guitars). For my first project, I intend to build a Klein-like electric guitar. For those unfamiliar with this design, the Klein (seen to the left) […]