cardboard guitar

It occurred to me that anything you can create with Sketchup can be made into a large paper prototype.  So.. why not make a cardboard guitar and see how it sounds...?

It's made of white posterboard with rubber bands for strings...  I injected spray foam insulation into the neck to reinforce it and also used a segment of a soda bottle to form the neck support.   The tension of the rubber band strings is counteracted with a whole lot of white electrical tape pulling the back of the neck tightly to keep it all in balance.

How does it sound?   Well about like you'd expect..  Here's a sample...

Comments

[sunshiine]

Kewl! I love the entro picture!

[foobear]

thx!

[zjschafer]

haha Awesome! :D

[jmitch77]

That is great! Even if it didn't even make sound, it would still be a great build! Appreciate the creativity and ingenuity!

[foobear]

cool thx!

[Mr. Potato Head]

Seems like an awful lot of work for a guitar that sounds like crap.

[Zombie_BBQ]

what a sad comment i agree you lack joy in your life ,so you feel the need to try and bring others to your level ...bad troll! back to your bridge!

[foobear]

This project is not recommended for joyless trolls

[fgreen3]

Pretty cool.. What if you attached actual guitar strings and make it sturdier?

[ihaveguitarskills!]

Now all you need is a cardboard tuner, slide, capo, and guitar book. Lol.

[porcupinemamma]

Wow! Who'd a thunk it? Way cool :0)