Comments on: Guitar Building & Ergonomics at Building The Ergonomic Guitar http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/ Where your blog meets the world! Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:12:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: David Airey :: Creative Design :: http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-19 David Airey :: Creative Design :: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:54:32 +0000 http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-19 Loving the wood effect, Robert. I can empathise with back pain (old car crash). Good luck. Loving the wood effect, Robert.

I can empathise with back pain (old car crash).

Good luck.

]]> By: PixelHead http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-20 PixelHead Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:37:27 +0000 http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-20 wow, that is one cool looking guitar. I wonder if Hendrix would have played one? Do any living guitar virtuosos play them? Don't tell me Esteban is looking into selling em..lol wow, that is one cool looking guitar. I wonder if Hendrix would have played one? Do any living guitar virtuosos play them? Don’t tell me Esteban is looking into selling em..lol

]]> By: Robert Irizarry http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-21 Robert Irizarry Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:16:00 +0000 http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-21 Hey David - Thanks! The wood effect is a result of using a Danish oil finish over alder - a wood commonly used in Strats. I've never been much of a fan of thick coats of paints on guitars. I also wanted to focus on the project itself and not the finishing process. Hey David - Thanks! The wood effect is a result of using a Danish oil finish over alder - a wood commonly used in Strats. I’ve never been much of a fan of thick coats of paints on guitars. I also wanted to focus on the project itself and not the finishing process.

]]> By: dan1el http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-24 dan1el Wed, 21 Mar 2007 05:47:23 +0000 http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-24 You've got some really nice designs there. It makes me wish I'd actually learnt to play the guitar. You’ve got some really nice designs there. It makes me wish I’d actually learnt to play the guitar.

]]> By: Robert Irizarry http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-28 Robert Irizarry Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:13:04 +0000 http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-28 Hey Pixelhead! The guitar that this is based on seems to be favored primarily by jazz guitarists. Here's an article of jazz player Jody Fisher playing his - <a href="http://buildingtheergonomicguitar.blogspot.com/2006/09/jody-fisher-plays-klein-electric.html" rel="nofollow">Jody Fisher Plays The Klein Ergonomic Guitar</a> Hey Pixelhead! The guitar that this is based on seems to be favored primarily by jazz guitarists. Here’s an article of jazz player Jody Fisher playing his - Jody Fisher Plays The Klein Ergonomic Guitar

]]> By: SarahAnne http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-29 SarahAnne Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:26:03 +0000 http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-29 Hi David, It was really fascinating visiting your site and watching the process of developing your guitar go from beginning to completion. I can see the benefits of having the ergonomic design when sitting, but what are the benefits while standing? What was the impetus for creating your ergonomic guitar? I ask only that it's such a unique task to take up. I am in such awe of the amount of time and patience this project required, completing each step with patience and precision. Very interesting site, and if you made the guitar just for yourself or plan on using it to take over the world, I wish you the best of luck! Take care, SarahAnne Hi David,
It was really fascinating visiting your site and watching the process of developing your guitar go from beginning to completion. I can see the benefits of having the ergonomic design when sitting, but what are the benefits while standing? What was the impetus for creating your ergonomic guitar? I ask only that it’s such a unique task to take up. I am in such awe of the amount of time and patience this project required, completing each step with patience and precision. Very interesting site, and if you made the guitar just for yourself or plan on using it to take over the world, I wish you the best of luck! Take care, SarahAnne

]]> By: Markk http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-30 Markk Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:21:12 +0000 http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-30 Hey, that's an unusual looking guitar. How's the twang? By the way, do you do acoustic guitar? Hey, that’s an unusual looking guitar. How’s the twang? By the way, do you do acoustic guitar?

]]> By: ririzarry http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-36 ririzarry Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:14:59 +0000 http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-36 Hi SarahAnne - The guitar build is actually mine not David's. The design does have several benefits for playing in the standing position. First, its very light at only 6lb. Compare that to Strats that weigh in the 8lb range and Gibsons which can weigh in the 10lb range and you can see how someone suffering from musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) would be far more comfortable. Also, while the guitar is a standard scale length, the overall design is shorter and reduces the reach required for the fretting hand. As I mentioned in my Introduction, the impetus was largely my own issues with back pain and tendonitis. I'm also something of an engineer - I was the kid that took things apart to find out how they worked. It was an opportunity to explore a creative aspect of my personality that was completely new. The guitar, based on an existing design by Klein Electric, was built both for personal use and as a means to explore guitar design. In time, I can see myself sitting down to work out a design of my own based on my research as well as my real world experiences with ergonomic guitars. I'm already thinking about the next several so... Thanks for checking out my blog and I hope you will become a regular reader! Robert Irizarry <a href="http://buildingtheergonomicguitar.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Building The Ergonomic Guitar</a> Hi SarahAnne - The guitar build is actually mine not David’s.

The design does have several benefits for playing in the standing position. First, its very light at only 6lb. Compare that to Strats that weigh in the 8lb range and Gibsons which can weigh in the 10lb range and you can see how someone suffering from musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) would be far more comfortable. Also, while the guitar is a standard scale length, the overall design is shorter and reduces the reach required for the fretting hand.

As I mentioned in my Introduction, the impetus was largely my own issues with back pain and tendonitis. I’m also something of an engineer - I was the kid that took things apart to find out how they worked. It was an opportunity to explore a creative aspect of my personality that was completely new.

The guitar, based on an existing design by Klein Electric, was built both for personal use and as a means to explore guitar design. In time, I can see myself sitting down to work out a design of my own based on my research as well as my real world experiences with ergonomic guitars. I’m already thinking about the next several so…

Thanks for checking out my blog and I hope you will become a regular reader!

Robert Irizarry

Building The Ergonomic Guitar

]]> By: ririzarry http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-38 ririzarry Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:51:01 +0000 http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-38 Hey Mark - The twang is fine :) I haven't tackled an acoustic guitar build - yet. However, I'm thinking that's a way down the road. I like the acoustic but my focus as far as guitar building is the electric. If you're into acoustic, check out my current article - <a href="http://buildingtheergonomicguitar.blogspot.com/2007/03/linda-manzers-wedge-acoustic-guitar.html" rel="nofollow">Linda Manzer's "Wedge" Acoustic Guitar</a>. Linda Manzer is a noted luthier of acoustic guitars who introduced an important design change that improves the ergonomics of acoustic guitars. Other guitar builders have since started to adopt this change as well. Hey Mark - The twang is fine :) I haven’t tackled an acoustic guitar build - yet. However, I’m thinking that’s a way down the road. I like the acoustic but my focus as far as guitar building is the electric. If you’re into acoustic, check out my current article - Linda Manzer’s “Wedge” Acoustic Guitar. Linda Manzer is a noted luthier of acoustic guitars who introduced an important design change that improves the ergonomics of acoustic guitars. Other guitar builders have since started to adopt this change as well.

]]> By: ~willow~ http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-147 ~willow~ Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:41:30 +0000 http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-147 I wanted to play the guitar when i was younger... but just couldn't get my short fingers to hold down those chords - *and* my wrist hurt from the awkward position... glad to know there's hope, if ever i want to try again, thanks to your impressive designs & constructions :-) I wanted to play the guitar when i was younger… but just couldn’t get my short fingers to hold down those chords - *and* my wrist hurt from the awkward position… glad to know there’s hope, if ever i want to try again, thanks to your impressive designs & constructions :-)

]]> By: Robert Irizarry http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-178 Robert Irizarry Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:19:13 +0000 http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-178 Willow - Thanks for the comments. Please keep in mind that I built the guitar shown in the picture above and which you can read about more here <a href="http://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/tags/guitar-build-1/" rel="nofollow">guitar build #1</a>. The latest design I showcase is by luthier Chris Forshage. Besides documenting my own work, I'm interested in discovering the works of other luthiers in their efforts to improve upon the ergonomics of the guitar. Willow - Thanks for the comments. Please keep in mind that I built the guitar shown in the picture above and which you can read about more here guitar build #1. The latest design I showcase is by luthier Chris Forshage. Besides documenting my own work, I’m interested in discovering the works of other luthiers in their efforts to improve upon the ergonomics of the guitar.

]]> By: paul http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-26512 paul Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:09:09 +0000 http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-26512 I had no idea I was a founding supporter of you but I like the ring to that...so thank you for the link. I had no idea I was a founding supporter of you but I like the ring to that…so thank you for the link.

]]> By: Robert Irizarry http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-27385 Robert Irizarry Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:36:20 +0000 http://www.introducemyblog.com/guitar-building-ergonomics-at-building-the-ergonomic-guitar/#comment-27385 BTEG is now over 2 years old with the site continuing to grow. Recently, I added <a href="http://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/forum/" rel="nofollow">guitar forums</a> to facilitate additional discussion on ergo guitars. BTEG is now over 2 years old with the site continuing to grow. Recently, I added guitar forums to facilitate additional discussion on ergo guitars.

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