Ukulele Hero or a Guitar Hero controller for Toddlers

 by ProfMuggs
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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 1: Disassembly

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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.

luvit says: Mar 12, 2010. 4:38 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAg5KjnAhuU  
Brother_D in reply to luvitMar 27, 2010. 5:47 PM
 I can't help but smile when I see this video. Love it.
bounty1012 in reply to luvitMar 19, 2010. 1:28 PM
that would be cool if it was electric lmfao.
greenpurple43 in reply to luvitMar 13, 2010. 12:30 PM
 What Talent! Both the making the instrument and the singing, and playing, Best.
winkman in reply to luvitMar 12, 2010. 9:54 PM
haha very funny :)
~Aeronous~ in reply to luvitMar 12, 2010. 5:20 PM
zOMG! thats AWSOME!
quite funny aswell xD
mry77 says: Mar 24, 2010. 8:42 PM
cool girl, i love her
duct tape apprentice says: Mar 23, 2010. 6:23 PM
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 :]
trademarks says: Mar 20, 2010. 10:35 AM
 The Photo of your girl is super cute.  Big thumbs up dude!
tonic4 says: Mar 19, 2010. 8:13 AM
I can't wait to make one for my 3 yo son.  He would just love getting to play with us!
platypusymphony says: Mar 18, 2010. 3:21 PM
 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!
McMoogie says: Mar 18, 2010. 2:55 PM
 You are the best Dad in the world :D  (but only because mine's in heaven)
malexander says: Mar 18, 2010. 12:16 PM
I have to ask... what's her high score?
thecapper says: Mar 18, 2010. 11:38 AM
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!
scottel17 says: Mar 18, 2010. 7:52 AM
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
greenpurple43 says: Mar 13, 2010. 12:30 PM
 Okay, You are Brilliant.
robotguy4 says: Mar 12, 2010. 1:12 PM
Bagpipe Hero
valhallas_end in reply to robotguy4Mar 12, 2010. 10:38 PM
Didgeridoo
kelseymh says: Mar 12, 2010. 11:39 AM
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!
coreyjune12 says: Mar 12, 2010. 11:15 AM
I just saw this linked from Makezine's blog, nice instructable. I've always wondered why no one has ever done this before.
jaquer says: Mar 12, 2010. 9:21 AM
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.
Visper123ROCKS says: Mar 12, 2010. 9:00 AM
 Very VERY nice!!!!!!
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