How to make an acoustic guitar at home. Modeling. how to make a guitar out of polymer clay. Before starting work

An original master class on how to make a guitar figurine out of polymer clay.

We need:

Plastic: gold, pearlescent and bronze Fimo, a little black and remnants of any color, to fill the drum of the guitar.
Stationery knife (I use two of different sizes).
Some kind of device with a ball at the end (I blinded it on a toothpick and baked it).
Guitar drum template (cut out of cardboard)
Medical gloves.
Wire.
Round nose pliers, needle nose pliers and wire cutters.
Tweezers.

Not shown in the photo, but two rolling pins are absolutely necessary: ​​glass bottles, large and small.

From gold and mother-of-pearl Fimo, we imitate a tree, for this we will act as if we are going to make a smooth transition of color manually:
Fold the triangles into a square, as shown in the figure.

Let's cut it into several strips, so that each of them has a different ratio of mother-of-pearl and gold.
Now you need to mix each strip until a uniform color and roll into a ball. The easiest way is to knead as shown in Figures 3 and 4. Roll up a long sausage, twist it in half.

and flatten.
After that, roll the resulting cake into a sausage again. Repeat the procedure until a uniform shade is obtained.

We got several of these balls, different shades. Looking ahead, I will say that the lightest turned out to be a bit too much, a large number of light stripes is not good for naturalness.

We roll out such thin sausages from each ball, be sure to use our hands, squeezing from a syringe is not suitable here. The nacreous flakes must be twisted differently to achieve the effect.
I laid out the ruler and the template in the photo for the same neat people like me. Thus, I determine the approximate size of the sliced ​​sausages. You see, I have them about two lengths of the template, when we roll out, we get just three lengths. (I do not like a lot of scraps)) In general, you can not get involved with this, but simply cut into equal lengths.

There is no need to suffer with the evenness of the thickness of the sausages. After all, the veins in the tree are also uneven.
We fold the resulting sausages with one sheet, pressing them lightly to each other, in random order.

We got such a canvas from alternating shades.

We take that rolling pin that is bigger and slowly roll in all this splendor. Do not rush so as not to accidentally roll it to a very thin transparent layer.

Voila! We have an absolutely wooden surface. The veins turn out to be very natural, since the scales in metallic plastic "stand on end" along the edges of each sausage and give a dark color, and in the middle, each vein plays with a shade, because we rolled it with our hands and the scales were wrapped randomly.

We proceed directly to the guitar.
Cut out two decks and a shell for the body of the guitar according to the template with a small blade.
Using the same template, we will cut out a base from a plastic filler, 3-4 mm thick, which we will then glue.

I cut out the obeychatka along the ruler. 12cm long, width equal to the thickness of the fill plus the thickness of the decks you cut out.
From this moment on, we carry out all operations with gloves, so as not to leave fingers and give smoothness to our tree.

First, glue the decks, gently iron them from the middle in order to release all the air. Then we will fit on the sides with a shell.

Let's smooth out the joints a little, there is no need to achieve a complete fusion, on real guitars there is always such an edge.

Now we roll a small ball made of bronze plastic. And very carefully flatten it with a small rolling pin (for me this function is performed by a naphthyzine bottle). The difficulty here is that we need a thin layer of perfectly round shape. In finished (flattened) form with a diameter of 8mm.

With a device with a ball at the end, we will make a depression in the top deck and literally put a bronze circle there. Smoothing from the middle so that no bubbles remain.

We form a small piece of bronze plastic and stick it on the body, we get a support for the neck.
Well, the troubles with the guitar body are over for a while. Dimensions: 3.5cm by 2.5cm.

Cut out a bar 4.5 cm long from bronze plastic. Flatten one end to form the headstock.

Roll up a small nut made of black plastic, put it on the neck. And pierce through holes diagonally with a thin wire or needle. I thought that for such a little girl, three strings would be enough.

Now we need tuners. It is convenient to roll very small balls on the table with your index finger.

With the help of a needle we put them on the back of the neck,

We will attach the neck to the body, press it well, just make sure that our work does not deform. Let's fit the second nut, slightly longer than the first. And let's make a small hole for the pin with a loop on which the guitar will hang, slightly diagonally to the center of the drum.

so that they visually cover the holes, but do not clog them.

We only have to put three lines on the sills, the strings will lie in them. And pierce three holes, 1-2mm deep, on the case opposite each picture. We will glue the strings into them.
The guitar is ready to bake. Preheat the oven to 110-130g, put the guitar on a sheet of baking paper folded in four and put it in the oven! For thirty minutes.
You can, of course, put on cotton wool so that the neck does not bend, but it seemed to me easier to straighten it with your fingers when we take the finished guitar out of the oven while it is still warm.

I puzzled my parents with the requirement to buy me a real guitar even before I went to first grade. It was 1985, and it wasn't all that simple. That is, the deficit and all that. But one way or another, after a while, the guitar appeared in our house. Naturally, being a very young self-taught, nothing came of it and the guitar, carefully wrapped in cellophane, went to the mezzanine until better times. And they came. A few years later, when yard guitarists became mega-popular with girls, I again got the idea to learn those notorious three thieves chords. I remembered the guitar that had been waiting for me, unfolded it, blew off the dust and went to the first lesson to Uncle Vita. He wore a vest and a dashing mustache, and before his marriage he played in some kind of VIA. Uncle Vitya critically examined my plucked instrument, spat viscidly on the floor, frowned disdainfully and mysteriously stated: "Bobrovka".

More than 20 years have passed. Everything has changed. I have behind me several musical groups of various styles and directions, thanks to my ability to play the guitar tolerably, I ended up joining a military brass band (no matter how strange it may sound), for many years Uncle Viti has died, I finally lost interest in music and practically stopped listening to it, but JSC "Akkord" from the city of Bobrova continues to release its guitars.

02 ... On one of the damp and gray autumn days of last year, I arrived in Bobrov and stopped at house number 1 on Avdeev Street.

03 ... I started my tour of one of the oldest guitar factories in the post-Soviet space (it has been operating since 1974) with a "showroom". There are more than 20 articles in the assortment of the factory, I did not take them all off, but I noticed that the factory price is exactly half the market price. The average price for a guitar here is about 2,500 rubles, and in stores it is 5,000 and more. There is about 15 km from the M4 highway to Bobrov, so if you want to save a little while traveling in transit, then, as they say, a welcome.

04 ... Please note that some guitars have hand-painted decks. On guitar forums, the design of Bobrov's guitars is the subject of many jokes and, of course, I wondered where the legs grow from and why not come up with something more modern. It turns out that the fact is that the Bobrovsk factory is included in a special register of folk art enterprises (such as Khokhloma, in general), which gives it the opportunity not to pay VAT and receive some other benefits. And in modern market conditions, you see, it's worth a lot. Accordingly, all ornaments used are approved by the Ministry of Industry. So it goes.

05 ... But let's go to the procurement shop as soon as possible. Everything here is very brutal and old-school, as I like.

06 ... For the production of the top soundboard of Bobrovsky guitars, a resonant spruce is used, birch veneer, birch, beech, as well as thin aviation plywood are used on the side, neck, stand and bottom deck (bottom).

07 ... In this workshop, the top and bottom decks are cut and the neck blocks are pressed.

08 ... "Curve" for one of the models.

09 ... Sorting aviation plywood by quality. Sheets with knots and cracks are immediately rejected.

10 ... Pressing veneer into a block for the subsequent manufacture of a guitar neck. Next, the block is cut into 4 parts, assembled and polished.

11 ... We pass to the hull shop.

12 ... The mold for the production of the bent part of the guitar (shell) is here called tsulaga.

13 ... But on such presses, several pieces are glued together at once ready-made guitar bodies.

14 ... A man mills a groove for a neck on a machine. On Bobrov guitars, the neck is fastened with a screw, and not firmly seated on glue. This makes it possible, if necessary, to adjust it with a screwdriver.

15 ... Puttying flaws and joints.

16 ... Drying.

17 ... And, of course, polishing.

18. Further along the technological cycle is painting and varnishing of products, but I was not allowed into the corresponding workshop, citing an increased fire and explosion hazard. Therefore, only a photo outside.

20 ... Well, after that, all the blanks and components of the guitars are sent to the assembly shop.

21 ... Brand new buildings.

22 ... Brand new vultures.

23 ... All this will be connected here, after which the tuning mechanism will be installed and the strings will be stretched. Tellingly, the strings are not wound manually, but with the help of a special device. The master presses the pedal installed on the floor and the torque from the engine is transmitted to a special "trunk" with a peg attachment. Once and done.

24 ... Next, the master tunes the instrument, makes pre-sale preparation and packs the guitars for sending to the stores. Meet Maxim. He came to Bobrov with his family from Donbass, where he was a musician. At the factory, he receives 12,000 rubles. In general, the factory employs about 60 people and produces about 27,000 guitars a year, which are sold throughout Russia and to the former Soviet republics. Guitars are also made here for individual orders. For example, for Zhanna Bichevskaya, the guitar was made by the master Anatoly Tarasenko.

25 ... Yes, some models of guitars are equipped with a pickup and can be connected to a amp or computer.

26 ... That, in fact, is all. The only thing left to do is to pack these guitars in corrugated cardboard boxes.

27 ... And this is your humble servant recalling something from the former repertoire. Let's assume that now this guitar is charged for success! =)

28 ... I will add that in addition to guitars, the factory produces wicker furniture. We started this type of activity in 1998 and have reached great heights.

29 ... Exhibition samples. Very cozy things in my opinion.

That's all. And if any of the readers knows what barre and Am-Dm-E are, write on which guitar you learned your first chords!

If you want to mold any musical instrument out of plasticine, then the guitar is quite a suitable option. It doesn't matter if you know how to play this instrument or not, but its sound can be appreciated by all music lovers. Modeling a guitar from plasticine can be called a craft of an average degree of complexity, but only due to the presence of all kinds of small details. The master class below will completely facilitate the creation process.

Desirable colors of plasticine for work:

• beige, reminiscent of the texture of a tree;
• dark brown;
• black;
• White;
• also in the work you will need a thin wire to create strings.

1. First, roll a ball out of light brown plasticine.

2. Then knead the ball with your fingers to make it flat, but not quite thin.

3. Press the resulting cake on both sides with your thumb and forefinger, defining the shape of the guitar.

4. Squeeze out the hole for the socket. Prepare a black cake based on its size.

5. Insert the black cake into the extruded hole. Frame the black piece with a dark brown one, and place the dark stripe - the stand - closer to the base.

6. Make a guitar neck out of a long black strip. If the plasticine you are using is too soft and does not hold its shape, then fix a piece of black cardboard of the same size at the base.

7. From the black plate and white dots, make a headstock with a tuning mechanism.

8. Attach the part in place.

9. In a stack, draw thin stripes along the neck.

10. Use thin pieces of wire to make strings.

The musical instrument plasticine guitar is ready. Of course, you cannot play on it, but you can play with it, like with a toy made with your own hands.

If you've been playing electric guitar for a long time and want a good new instrument but can't afford it, then you probably wondered " how to make a guitar with your own hands at home?".

Here's what you need: material (wood), organic glue (bone, flesh or fish) or high-quality carpentry, pickups, batteries (if there are elements requiring power), nut, volume controls (and others - at your discretion), graphite aerosol , paint, varnish.

The wood must be dry and free from defects such as cracks and knots... You can order on the Internet specifically for the guitar deck and neck, or you can get by with a budget option: disassemble unnecessary furniture made of strong dried wood.

The wood species will affect both the acoustic and mechanical properties of the instrument.

Making a fretboard at home is quite difficult ...

The neck is quite difficult to make, therefore it is better to order a ready-made or find a used / broken guitar.

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Also you you will need a manual router with a set of cutters, sheets of different sandpaper, a plastic (acrylic or wooden) deck template.

You can choose the shape and dimensions of the deck yourself and make a drawing in a special program, then take it to a company that produces advertising boxes from acrylic. You can remove the drawings from a finished electric guitar or find them on the Internet.

Guitar Pre-Processing ...

The first step is to process the material... If you have ordered a new timber, you can immediately start working on processing and gluing the deck.

If you are making from used material, then you must first remove the varnish / paint... If you have several thin boards, then you need to glue them together, put them on clamps and wait two to three days until the glue dries.

The workpieces to be glued must be planed with a plane. to create a good, even glue line. On the resulting plate, you need to fix the template and cut the deck blank along it.

This can be done using a milling cutter according to a template or with a supply with a saw and subsequent processing with a milling cutter. The rounding of the deck edges is done manually using sandpaper or using a special cutter.

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Also on the deck you need to cut out cavities for electronics.... First you need to outline the exact location of the parts, then carefully cut everything out. The cavities also need to be sanded so that they are even.

Making the neck of the guitar ...

When the deck is ready, you can start making the fretboard. Making a neck is practically the same as making a soundboard, the difficulty is only in installing an anchor in it.

For this in the neck you will need to make a longitudinal groove for the anchor, install it, and stick the fret pad on top. On the fretboard, you need to make notes to set the frets, then carefully make the cuts with a thin blade.

Frets are hammered into the bar slowly, carefully, at the same depth on all sides and fixed with quick-drying glue.

When the frets are in place, they need to be sanded... They should be at the same height so that the guitar does not "get along". You can check this by placing a long metal ruler on the frets along the neck.

Painting the guitar ...

The next step is painting. Before painting, the guitar should be perfectly flat and dry, without cracks or scratches, sanded and polished with fine sandpaper.

Guitar making is a rather complex but interesting area of ​​music. Of course, it is not suitable for beginners, but experienced guitarists can try their hand at this business. This will allow you to make an instrument that suits you, as well as create custom guitars, and get pretty good money out of it. In this section, we will discuss in detail how, and also give detailed guidance on this matter.

Before starting work

Before you start making a guitar, you need to prepare your instruments. This includes:

- Different types of wood that you need

- Wood glue

- Sealant

- Sandpaper

- Clamps

- Drill

- Cutter

- Varnish for coating

Besides, you will need layout drawings. This will be enough to.

The most commonly used acoustic guitars are cedar and spruce, however you can experiment with different types of wood to create your own sound. Walnut is very common and is popular in Western guitars. We recommend starting with these materials as they are the easiest to work with.

Also, pay attention to the quality of the wood. It differs from A to AAAA, and this greatly affects the price. For the first time, take wood of an average price, and only later start purchasing the most expensive options. So you will protect yourself from losing money in case of unsuccessful manufacture.

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1. The choice of wood for making a guitar

We have already described this point in detail in the paragraph above. V making acoustic guitar we have used walnut and cedar in this tutorial. Try looking at mahogany or rosewood later, as they give a rather warm and unusual .

2. Making a guitar soundboard. Trimming and installing wood parts

So, first of all we need make a guitar deck ... In this case, you need to make the top and bottom of the back of the deck. In this case, the back of the deck consists of two halves. You need to achieve such a result that the line of the joint of these two pieces is not visible when gluing, and so that they are perfectly even relative to each other. To do this, take the two sheets of wood that you prepared initially and start sanding them with sandpaper. It will take a long time to grind, so that the deck is smooth and without any chips or chips. In addition, you need a special thickness - 2.5 millimeters for the top, and 3 millimeters for the bottom. The most convenient thing in this case is to use a sander, but you can try doing this with sandpaper, which will be much longer and more problematic.

After that, you will need to draw the deck on the finished pieces of wood. You can find schemes on the Internet yourself - since there is no single format, and everything is limited only by your taste and imagination.

3. Sound hole. Rosette and inlay

For the next step, you will definitely need a woodcutting tool. It can be a regular jigsaw, but it is best to purchase a specialized wood cutting tool. After marking the location of the outlet with drawings, you will need to cut it out. First drill a hole in the center and then use the circular cutter. Be sure to keep an eye on the diameter and double-check everything carefully - this is critical to good sound.

After that, you need to cut out strips of wood, which will be glued to the inside of the deck in accordance with the drawing. Their thickness should be approximately 2mm. Make sure they match perfectly with the guitar body.

After that, we move on to the decorative stickers. Here, the matter is limited only by your imagination and the ability to make your guitar individual.

4. Assembling the clamps

The next step in making an acoustic guitar is It is an assembly of side clamps that reinforce thin wood. The recommended tree for her is Sith spruce, however you can use cedar as well. Cut the pieces according to the drawing and place them according to the drawing. After that, fasten them to each other and make two halves, on which the deck will fit in the future. They should be slightly narrower than its diameter.

5. Mold making and side bending

The next step in guitar making is this is to create a wooden strip that will cover the clamps and give the guitar a solid look. The first option for making them is to create something from pieces of plywood that repeats the shape of a guitar, or to create the same thing, but from two large pieces. You can use pneumatic fillers for this. You will need a 2x4 panel.

The hardest part is bending the wood. To do this, you will need to either soak it for a long time, or use steam and special tools. In addition, you will need an iron mold, which you also need to either make or purchase online. After you have soaked the wood and made it pliable and pliable, you will need to place it in the mold and bend it as needed. Be sure to fix it and let it dry, then remove it. Next, glue it to the clamps using wood glue.

6. Creation of cuts, inlays in the tail section and adjustment of the neck

First, you need to attach two strips of wood to the inside of the rim, on one of which the neck will fit. Soak them in water first for better ductility, then attach one to the bottom of the strip. Give the glue a day to dry and then repeat the process. Sand them so that they do not protrude beyond the edges of the fold sheet.

The easiest way to get a fretboard is to buy it online rather than cutting it yourself. Usually they are sent with a ready cut for as well as bolts for attachment. Cut off the wood panel that covers the anchor slot and dry the wood as well. Sand it. Mark the two holes that are on the neck of the guitar, on its body and align them correctly. You need to align everything perfectly, and after all the markings are done, connect them with bolts.

Then place the truss rod in the neck bore. Close it with a special strip so that the neck is solid, so you can later apply a fingerboard to it. After that, separate the neck from the body - in the future you can attach it using the bolts that you marked before.

7. Assembly of the case

After that, it's time to assemble the case. To get started, carefully carve out the necessary neck gaps and overlays on the top and bottom of the soundboard, after which the task becomes less difficult. You just need to connect the finished parts with each other as accurately as possible, glue them, fix them with electrical tape or something else, and then give the glue time to dry.

After that, cut out small strips of wood, which you will place around the edges, glue them over and protect them from dents. Soak them so that they bend well and stick to the edges.

8. Preparing the neck

The next step is preparation ... Use the tools to shape it the way you want, mark the holes, and then drill them. Sand the neck so that it is smooth and free of any chips. After that, paint on it, or leave the original color of the tree.

9. Fingerboard inlay

If desired, the neck can be decorated with wood inserts. To do this, you will need to make a recess in the shape of the jewelry you want to place, and then place the addition on the glue, pressing it hard.

10. Manufacturing and installation of a fretboard fingerboard

The next step is – manufacture of a fretboard overlay. This way, you will mark the frets with special inserts. First, of course, you need to prepare it - cut it to shape and clean it up. After that, it's time to markup. First you need to mark the frets. Do this in accordance with the instructions, or take measurements from a ready-made bar. After that, make indentations along the lines of the frets - in the future, you will insert steel strips there. The next step is to drill out small washer holes that will represent the frets. Next, you need a strong press to help you push all the metal parts of the wood. At the same time, it is advisable to soak it slightly and dry it after driving the frets.

11. Assembling the neck

First of all, you need to fill the anchor chute and close it with a specially prepared board. Then grease the fingerboard with glue and place it on the fretboard. Press it down using an additional wooden board, then let everything dry and sand the neck again with sandpaper. In addition, you will need an anchor cover. It can be made from any piece of wood, cut to shape and bolted to it.

12. Making a protective drop (golpeador) for the top deck

You can make it in any shape you want. Just cut out the protective drop you need from plastic or thin wood and put it on the glue. The most important thing here is to polish it with the same quality.

13. Varnishing

This is followed by the stage of varnishing. Everything is very simple here - use polyethylene to separate those parts that need to be varnished from those that don't. This is, first of all, a fretboard, a socket, and also a place for a stand. Just stick it over the top of the guitar so that you can later peel it off.

14. Installing the stand

Then check how well the strings will fit after installing the stand. This is best done by simple measurement, roughly representing its height. If they lie on the bar, that's bad. Try raising the bridge with a piece of wood underneath the bridge.

15. Finishing touches

Once you've placed everything you need, it's time to varnish. Use any tool varnish, especially aerosol cans. It is best to apply 10 coats of varnish, sanding each coat a little for a smooth finish. In addition, it is recommended to make a separate box in order to apply the varnish in it. Of course, use respiratory and body protection. After the layers have hardened for a week, buff them off.

16. Installing the stand II

After that, it was time to install the bridge. Drill the holes for the strings along the markings inside the body and the bridge itself, and then put it on the glue. Your task is to calculate everything as accurately as possible. If you did everything correctly, then a spot under the bridge will appear on the body, which forms after applying varnish - focus on it.

17. Final steps

The last thing to do in the task"How to make a guitar at home" - polish the tool, tighten the strings and adjust on the anchor ... Remember that the glue must be allowed to dry thoroughly, and then carry out all these manipulations. If you did everything right, then you should have a playing acoustic guitar.