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PostPosted: Sun Dec 17, 2023 9:53 am 
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Yes, the topic line is correct. This is about a guitar with a neck that spins. It's an entertaining video and quite the engineering feat. Check it out: https://youtu.be/p2kJMPfFOX8?si=EYm8or_Z4KRIsH9u
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 17, 2023 12:07 pm 
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Reminds me of the General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger Gattling gun that we used to make when I had a real job.

The designer/creator is a pleasure to listen to and watch because I found him intellectually honest. He knows what he has warts and all and I think this was more a "can I do this" pursuit than a better mouse trap pursuit.

I didn't catch what it weighs did he say?

Also ZZ Top would love it :)


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PostPosted: Sun Dec 17, 2023 12:32 pm 
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I can't recall him him mentioning the weight. He was indeed entertaining, and, he says in response to some of the comments that entertainment was main point of making the guitar and video. My favourite line comes at 9:23 when he declares the aluminum pipe is "going to be stiffer than other materials that are less stiff."

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 17, 2023 3:22 pm 
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That was pretty funny.

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My son showed me this one from the same guy a couple weeks back - https://youtu.be/1DzTHI-n7-E?si=1ioteRvBCmEAGt9G


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 18, 2023 9:07 am 
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Interesting creation.
If his idea was combined with that of Magic Alex's idea, a more useable and easily constructed instrument might be possible. Putting all the components on a "neck beam" attached to a guitar body and being able to flip from one side to the other could possibly allow you to build a lighter weight "double neck guitar" with a single neck. The blue tooth connectivity, and making it so flipping the neck would turn off the side not played (to avoid unwanted random sounds) may actually make something a player might find useful.


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 18, 2023 9:37 am 
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Fun to watch them play with these ideas. Would be tough to play bar chords with strings on both sides of the neck. I think a double neck would be a more useful solution.

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2023 12:55 pm 
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That was an absolute hoot, and entirely thought provoking, not so much for guitar but for the accidental discoveries this kind of work will spawn. Milking spider for guitar strings was the next video....hard pass

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