crossed fingers blog

hey all. so i've gotten some absolutely fantastic responses for the previously posted questionnaire thingy. i'm really grateful, and surprisingly [well, maybe not that surprisingly] a lot of the feedback i've gotten has lined up perfectly with what i've been investigating and the hunches i've had about guitar design. so thankful!

i just dropped $300 on parts. I . HOPE . THIS . WORKS . seriously haha it's getting down to crunch time now and things are picking up real fast! getting pretty stressed now. i bought a body blank, a bridge, a control plate, control cavity templates, strap locks, string retainers, a neck, and something else that i now can't remember. also expedited shipping so things should be here soonish. the reason i bought so many "real" guitar parts is because i would hope that people can experience my artifact in the most physical way. what better way to understand research on physical relationships than being in one? i also bought strap locks so that people can sit AND stand with the artifact and be able to see the difference between the standard and the modified. oh. right.

since i have ready access to one, and also since it is widely acknowledged as the first mass-produced electric solidbody, i'll be working on modifying a telecaster body. i have full blueprints for the original fender specs, and so i'll woodwork out the general shape and add on the things i've found. so far, definitely some good work and some sketching done on the potential knob and switch placements. results to the "timed" knob turning while placed at different areas experiment should be done in the next day or so.

stress. full.