An intriguing use of the increasingly popular 3D print technology.
James Fabian constructed this instrument in Sketchup and after several tries, decided to make a guitarlele with 9 frets! He had to buy machine heads though, as the printed ones wouldn’t play nice. I wonder if he printed his own strings as well…
Here is the link to his article and his plans, in case anyone wants to improve on the design.
Print your own Smallman, anyone?
I don’t know about making my guitars like this, but I wouldn’t mind printing the french polish on to them once they’re done!