| Official Luthiers Forum! http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/ |
|
| A Guitar Made of Cardboard. Yes, Cardboard http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10101&t=46772 |
Page 1 of 1 |
| Author: | DarrenFiggs [ Thu Dec 03, 2015 4:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | A Guitar Made of Cardboard. Yes, Cardboard |
OK, so it's a Strat, but do you think it can be done with an acoustic? http://gizmodo.com/a-fender-stratocaste ... 1745997514 |
|
| Author: | Bryan Bear [ Thu Dec 03, 2015 4:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Guitar Made of Cardboard. Yes, Cardboard |
We spent so much time figuring out if we could make an acoustic out of cardboard that we never stopped to ask if we should make an acoustic out of cardboard.  It would be really interesting to set up some blind listening experiments with some of these and some real strats of alder and ash. 
|
|
| Author: | PeterF [ Thu Dec 03, 2015 4:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Guitar Made of Cardboard. Yes, Cardboard |
I'd hardly call that a cardboard guitar. I was expecting the neck and everything to be cardboard too. That would be impressive! But seeing as the body on an electric isn't under any tension, it's way easier than making a cardboard acoustic. |
|
| Author: | Glen H [ Thu Dec 03, 2015 4:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Guitar Made of Cardboard. Yes, Cardboard |
Look again. The neck, and I from what I can see, the fingerboard, both are made of cardboard. |
|
| Author: | Mike_P [ Thu Dec 03, 2015 5:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Guitar Made of Cardboard. Yes, Cardboard |
PeterF wrote: I'd hardly call that a cardboard guitar. I was expecting the neck and everything to be cardboard too. That would be impressive! But seeing as the body on an electric isn't under any tension, it's way easier than making a cardboard acoustic. watch the video...it's very clear that everything that is normally wood on a Strat is in this case cardboard... |
|
| Author: | Clay S. [ Thu Dec 03, 2015 5:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Guitar Made of Cardboard. Yes, Cardboard |
People have been making cardboard mountain dulcimers for years. I'm sure an acoustic guitar could be made with a cardboard body. I've made both instruments with Formica back and sides and about 50 stick dulcimers that way, but always using tonewood tops. For a boy scout project cardboard might be a worthy material to build with. It is widely available,affordable, and easily cut, shaped and glued. |
|
| Author: | alan stassforth [ Thu Dec 03, 2015 7:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Guitar Made of Cardboard. Yes, Cardboard |
Wow ! |
|
| Author: | PeterF [ Thu Dec 03, 2015 7:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Guitar Made of Cardboard. Yes, Cardboard |
Ok I stand corrected and I'm impressed!! Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk |
|
| Author: | Chris Pile [ Thu Dec 03, 2015 7:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Guitar Made of Cardboard. Yes, Cardboard |
That is truly cause for a pause.... |
|
| Author: | Tai Fu [ Thu Dec 03, 2015 8:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Guitar Made of Cardboard. Yes, Cardboard |
Those cheap 50 dollar acoustic guitars out there are probably made of cardboard. At least they feel like it. |
|
| Author: | wbergman [ Thu Dec 03, 2015 11:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Guitar Made of Cardboard. Yes, Cardboard |
Torres made a classical with back and sides made either from paper mache or thick cardboard, just to demonstrate that the top is the most important part for sound. |
|
| Author: | Hesh [ Fri Dec 04, 2015 7:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Guitar Made of Cardboard. Yes, Cardboard |
Bet you won't see Clapton wedging his cigarette between a string on the head stock on this one..... 
|
|
| Author: | Bobby M [ Fri Dec 04, 2015 8:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Guitar Made of Cardboard. Yes, Cardboard |
wow...just wow ![[uncle]](./images/smilies/surrenderflagqv6.gif "Uncle")
|
|
| Author: | Scatabrain [ Fri Dec 04, 2015 9:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Guitar Made of Cardboard. Yes, Cardboard |
Now I want to try using Lego. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
|
| Author: | Bobby M [ Fri Dec 04, 2015 9:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Guitar Made of Cardboard. Yes, Cardboard |
Scatabrain wrote: Now I want to try using Lego. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk But that's plastic. Go totally old school and use Lincoln Logs instead 
|
|
| Author: | Scatabrain [ Fri Dec 04, 2015 10:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Guitar Made of Cardboard. Yes, Cardboard |
Bobby M wrote: Scatabrain wrote: Now I want to try using Lego. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk But that's plastic. Go totally old school and use Lincoln Logs instead Yes! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
|
| Author: | Michael Lloyd [ Fri Dec 04, 2015 1:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A Guitar Made of Cardboard. Yes, Cardboard |
Cardboard, wood fiber, press board all the same thing really.... I like this response on the site. "I don’t know much about musical instruments, so by no means am I an expert here, but is it really considered to be a guitar made out of cardboard if it’s only the body that’s cardboard? Feel this would be like saying my phone is made of glass just because of the screen and back, or my car is made of leather because the seats are." |
|
| Page 1 of 1 | All times are UTC - 5 hours |
| Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group http://www.phpbb.com/ |
|