Ukulele Hero or a Guitar Hero controller for Toddlers

Ukulele Hero or a Guitar Hero controller for Toddlers
My two year old daughter recently started playing Beatles Rock band with me, but she had a lot of trouble reaching the buttons on the neck. The strap wouldn't adjust high enough either, so I decided to get her own controller and modify it for her.

For this Instructable, you will need a Torx driver, a small Phillips head screwdriver, a hacksaw, some epoxy and a few mending plates.

 
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Step 1Disassembly

Disassembly
Use the Torx driver to remove all of the screws on the back of the neck. Take out the circuit board and the buttons so they are not in the way when you start cutting.

Put the two halves of the neck back together and reconnect them with a few screws. This will hold them together and make sure you get even, matching cuts. I decided to cut from after the screw post at the lower end of the circuit board and before the guitar strap knob. This allowed me to cut out about 3 3/4 inches out of the neck.

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22 comments
Mar 12, 2010. 4:38 PMluvit says:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAg5KjnAhuU  
Mar 27, 2010. 5:47 PMBrother_D says:
 I can't help but smile when I see this video. Love it.
Mar 19, 2010. 1:28 PMbounty1012 says:
that would be cool if it was electric lmfao.
Mar 13, 2010. 12:30 PMgreenpurple43 says:
 What Talent! Both the making the instrument and the singing, and playing, Best.
Mar 12, 2010. 9:54 PMwinkman says:
haha very funny :)
Mar 12, 2010. 5:20 PM~Aeronous~ says:
zOMG! thats AWSOME!
quite funny aswell xD
Mar 24, 2010. 8:42 PMmry77 says:
cool girl, i love her
Mar 23, 2010. 6:23 PMduct tape apprentice says:
I feel for you! I personally have a 6 year old cousin who is also a HUGE fan of guitar hero, but luckily her arms are (just barely) long enough to reach the buttons. Although usually she just likes to strum while I hit the frets, it's all good fun :]
Mar 20, 2010. 10:35 AMtrademarks says:
 The Photo of your girl is super cute.  Big thumbs up dude!
Mar 19, 2010. 8:13 AMtonic4 says:
I can't wait to make one for my 3 yo son.  He would just love getting to play with us!
Mar 18, 2010. 3:21 PMplatypusymphony says:
 My two-year-old and three and a half year old always want to play along with us - this is just awesome!  Your daughter is lucky to have a maker parent!
Mar 18, 2010. 2:55 PMMcMoogie says:
 You are the best Dad in the world :D  (but only because mine's in heaven)
Mar 18, 2010. 12:16 PMmalexander says:
I have to ask... what's her high score?
Mar 18, 2010. 11:38 AMthecapper says:
Thumbs up for awesome dads!

Maybe your daughter will grow up to be an awesome female guitarist like....um....er....that chick in Heart? The skinny one that played guitar. Yeah!
Mar 18, 2010. 7:52 AMscottel17 says:
ha ha that's great I am going to do that for my daughters guitar hero  ! thanks

Why don't you get the guitar hero hung up on the wall too it's a great idea it looks really cool and also stops the house getting from getting  cluttered up with guitar hero modules !

check it out @

www.wiamusic.com
Mar 13, 2010. 12:30 PMgreenpurple43 says:
 Okay, You are Brilliant.
Mar 12, 2010. 1:12 PMrobotguy4 says:
Bagpipe Hero
Mar 12, 2010. 10:38 PMvalhallas_end says:
Didgeridoo
Mar 12, 2010. 11:39 AMkelseymh says:
That is most seriously cool.  My own two year old really loves doing anything that Mommy and Daddy do: I bought her a cheap set of plastic toy tools at Target, because she really loved using my hammer on the walls :-/  What a great way to let your daughter participate with you!
Mar 12, 2010. 11:15 AMcoreyjune12 says:
I just saw this linked from Makezine's blog, nice instructable. I've always wondered why no one has ever done this before.
Mar 12, 2010. 9:21 AMjaquer says:
That's just awesome man. My 9mo. old already has a good time watching me play so I hope when she's a little older she can join me in playing.
Mar 12, 2010. 9:00 AMVisper123ROCKS says:
 Very VERY nice!!!!!!

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