Australian college students 3D printed guitars with good sound quality
Although guitar is not a new invention, how to achieve 3D printing to retain its music quality is the goal of many technical experts and music lovers for many years. For example, Adrian McCormack, a student at Griffith University in Gold Coast, Australia, used it as the final project for his third year in industrial design and seemed to solve the problem.
It is understood that the two 3D printed guitars made by McCormack draw inspiration from the surfing culture in the shape design. McCormack spent about 40-60 hours on CAD design and then printed it in 3D for a solid 200 hours. However, the two guitars are still different. One of them is printed in 3D on the Gold Coast campus of Griffith University. It is divided into 7 parts and printed separately. The second guitar is as a complete whole by Belgium 3D. The printing company Materialise prints it out at one time.
“For guitars printed in Belgium, we use a bio-compatible and food-safety material polyamide (PA), which also ensures that the weight of the body is basically the same as the general telecaster body.†McCormack explain. The guitars printed on campus also use dual-material printing technology to create unique red and white effects.
It is reported that McCormack's project was completed under the direction of Dr. Jennifer Loy, an associate professor at Griffith University and Queensland College of Art. The project not only created a balance between art and science, but also formed the relationship between instrument design and musical quality. A good match.
McCormack said that when he first designed the two guitars, he also got help from Rohan Staple, a guitar maker and technician from Brisbane's famous guitar store. Rohan's extensive experience in making guitar also helped McCormack retain some of the traditional style of the guitar, and before that someone accused the 3D printed guitar of being completely unrecognizable. However, Rohan pointed out that he had never seen all the different parts of a guitar before being so seamlessly combined. McCormack added: "I guess this is the beauty of 3D printing."
According to Associate Professor Loy, Griffith University has been helping graduates develop specialized skills in this field. “Our industrial design and 3D design digital media students have been learning the world's leading additive manufacturing software and gained practical experience in designing with advanced digital technologies, as well as learning to use 3D printing, scanning and electronics for new designs. Application.†And this is a trend that is emerging in higher education institutions around the world.
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