Viktorian Guitars 3D-printed Steampunk guitar

Viktorian Guitars brought this 3D-printed Steampunk guitar to
NAMM. The body is made of nylon, cadmium, and aluminum alloys—though
they can be made from any substance that can be liquified—and the gears
and piston operate with a 9V battery. It goes for about $4,500.

Guitars. Has ever a sexier musical instrument been conceived? We hug
them close to us, ergonomically crafted to reverberate close to our
heart. No wonder we fall in love with them. Now, materials and
manufacturing breakthroughs are enabling ever more innovative designs to
be brought to fruition. This awesome 3D-printed ODD steam-punk
telecaster by Olaf Diegel for example.

As an electric guitar’s body is less directly associated with output
sound than an acoustic guitar, more creative play can be toyed within
the design process. It’s worth noting however that materials and form
are inevitably intrinsically linked with the output that the pickups
convert to the sound which emerges from your amplifier. It’s perhaps
worth noting that 3D Systems, who professionally 3D-printed the body for
this electric guitar, have also contributed to a stylistically similar
acoustic:




But regarding the design, steam-punk is a fascinating, and cool,
genre. It’s also pretty analogous to 3D Printing: the mix and mash of
old and new styles of making to produce something that stands out as
uniquely identifiable.


Seymour Duncan creates some of the most renown pickups in the
business, it’s great to see them in the specifications (see below). The
Schaler Bridge will also be very sturdy and aid resonance. A maple body,
neck and fretboard is unusual to see, but potentially a harmonous
addiction to the Duraform outer body, again, the proof will be in the
hearing of this.


22 frets give the guitarist a scale reach in standard tuning from
bass E to high D four octaves up. I’m a fan of 24 fret E to E guitars
myself, but, this is a telecaster, one of the most famous and iconic
guitar designs in history, sister of the world famous stratocaster
originally branded by Fender. Also noteworthy is that the Steampunk
paint job was accomplished by New Zealand airbrush artist Ron van Dam.










Neck
Warmoth Pro Telecaster maple neck with maple fret board,
22 frets, 25 1/2″ scale, 42.86mm (1 11/16″) width GraphTech White TUSQ,
6150 sized jumbo frets, 10-16″ compound radius fret board, black inlay
dots


Body
3D printed Duraform PA outer body, with maple inner core, airbrushed steampunk paint job, and sprayed with clear satin lacquer


Bridge
Schaller 475, 6 String Flat Mount Bridge, Chrome


Pickups
Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Rhythm and Lead for Telecaster


Tuning heads
Gotoh Mini 510 Locking Tuners, Chrome


Controls
Pickup select switch, Volume knob, Tone knob, Gear motor on/off switch


Other
Schaller Strap Locks, D’Addario strings (usually EXL-110 unless
other specified), low-cost hard case for safe shipping (we can, however,
also offer you a high quality case as an optional extra)


Weight
3.2Kg






*Estimate Shipping between 5 - 12 weeks, or please call (083) 497-2227 for a faster air freight service with special price rate.



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