{"id":570,"date":"2018-07-08T07:03:56","date_gmt":"2018-07-08T07:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bunnyears.net\/guitar\/?page_id=570"},"modified":"2018-07-08T07:03:56","modified_gmt":"2018-07-08T07:03:56","slug":"gershstein-custom-3d","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/bunnyears.net\/guitar\/acoustic-guitars\/gershstein-custom-3d\/","title":{"rendered":"Gershstein Custom 3D"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Year:<\/strong> 2016
\nFinish:<\/strong>\u00a0Red
\nOrigin:<\/strong> USA
\nAcquired:<\/strong> 2016
\nMods:<\/strong> All
\nStill owned:<\/strong> Yes<\/p>\n

The Story:
\n<\/strong>When I found out someone had plans for a 3D-printed guitar<\/a>, I was too curious. I asked my friend Eugene Gershstein<\/a>\u00a0for help, and he made it happen! I funded the 3D printing filament (I wanted the neck to be brown, so it would resemble a traditional wood neck) and over a few weeks, Eugene was able to generate the neck and body in six parts and then very carefully aligned them and glued them together. I added nylon strings and some cheap electric tuners, and together, we proved that you can make a guitar out of nothing but plastic.<\/p>\n

It plays fairly well as a lead guitar, and predictably, it sounds like ukulele — not bad at all, honestly, when you consider what it is. All the parts were probably $75 together, including the filament. It broke once, when I dropped it — and I just glued it back together!<\/p>\n