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aluminum acoustics

Unread post by Mulletman » Tue Jul 27, 2004 2:48 pm

i have this idea for my "metal fabrication & casting" class this coming semester of fabricating an acoustic out of aluminum. the neck would be the same as a normal guitar but the body would be a thin aluminum alloy. i have been reading about the acoustic properties of it and i think it would sound pretty interesting and hopefully have some nice sustain. if anyone knows more about acoustic properties i'd like to know if it's worth pursuing or if there is another metal or material that is unconventional that might have a weird sound.
i am hammering out some ideas for other experimental stringed instruments as well. this is just what i was maybe going to use for a starting point.
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Unread post by filmdude100cms » Tue Jul 27, 2004 3:15 pm

sounds allot like a dobro, or a resonater.
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Unread post by Mulletman » Tue Jul 27, 2004 4:37 pm

do you think it would sound the same as those without that bowl shaped doohickey?
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Unread post by filmdude100cms » Tue Jul 27, 2004 6:21 pm

probably, similar, i dont know, but it would be very heavy, and sound kinda bad, prolly, thats just in my head. who knows, go for it
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Unread post by NJPearce22 » Tue Jul 27, 2004 10:13 pm

A bronze body w/ bronze strings would just be plain cool to look at. I know they make Fender Strat bodies out of aluminum...I've seen 'em on ebay. I dunno if they have a different sound or not?
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Unread post by Seek Up9803 » Tue Jul 27, 2004 10:28 pm

Yeah, man, it's gonna have that blue-grassy sound of a resonator... or just plain pingy, lol Truthfully, though, I say go for it. Even if you dont like the sound of it, it'll be cool to look at and a sweet story to tell
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Unread post by filmdude100cms » Tue Jul 27, 2004 11:29 pm

NJPearce22 wrote:A bronze body w/ bronze strings would just be plain cool to look at. I know they make Fender Strat bodies out of aluminum...I've seen 'em on ebay. I dunno if they have a different sound or not?
on a strat probably no difference.
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Unread post by thejoe » Tue Jul 27, 2004 11:56 pm

that would be one kickass statue-type
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