Spark Igitari cy'Amashanyarazi cyo Kujyana mu Rugendo by Maxwell Brazo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igikoresho cy'Umuziki Competition Category.
BuronzeIbikoresho by'Umuziki· 2022
Spark Igitari cy'Amashanyarazi cyo Kujyana mu Rugendo
Client: Maxwell Brazo
Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Ibikoresho by'Umuziki Category
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The Design
About Spark Igitari cy'Amashanyarazi cyo Kujyana mu Rugendo
Spark ni igitari cy'amashanyarazi cyo kujyana mu rugendo, cyagenewe kworoshya gutwara no gukorerwa mu rugo. Umubiri, ijosi, n'ahashyirwa intoki (fretboard) bicapwa hakoreshejwe uburyo bwa fused filament fabrication, hakoreshejwe imikoranire y'ibiti byongeye gukoreshwa (recycled wood fiber) n'ibikoresho bivanze bya aramid mu mwanya w'igiti gikomeye. Ibice by'amashanyarazi n'iby'imashini biboneka ahantu henshi, kandi kwishyiriraho bikorwa hakoreshejwe uburyo bw'insinga budakenera gusukura (solderless wiring system). Spark irangizwa hakoreshejwe uburyo gakondo, harimo gusiga, gushyiraho fret, no gushyiraho ibara rya nitrocellulose lacquer. Ikiraro cy'ibirenge kidasunikwa (headless fixed bridge) gikomeza uburebure bwuzuye bw'ijosi mu buryo bugufi kandi bwiza.
The Recognition
About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze
Spark Igitari cy'Amashanyarazi cyo Kujyana mu Rugendo ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Spark Igitari cy'Amashanyarazi cyo Kujyana mu Rugendo biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Spark Igitari cy'Amashanyarazi cyo Kujyana mu Rugendo ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Focuses on sustainability, accessibility, and adaptability through use of computer aided design software and at-home manufacturing. Fully printed guitar body, neck, and fret board using alternatives to hardwoods. Recycled plastic and wood fiber composites used are able to be fully finished and assembled using simple and standard methods. All electrical and mechanical components are domestically sourced and widely available.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Product Dimensions: Width 133.35mm (5.25in) x Depth 57.15mm (2.25in) x Height 768.35mm (30.25in), Scale Length: 25.5in, Fret-Board Radius: 9.5 - Modern C Neck Profile - Single Coil & Humbucker Passive Pickups
- Body/Neck/Fretboard (Timber-fill/Nylon AF80 Aramid)
- Headless Fixed Bridge and Double-Ball End Combo Headpiece
- Angled Switch Tele Titanium Control Plate
- Neck Plate (Bolt-On Style)
- Electrosocket Jack Mount
- Low Profile Truss Rod
- Stainless-Steel Hardware and Threaded Inserts
- Solderless Wiring System - Tags
- Guitar, Electric, Travel, 3D Printed, Sustainablity, Instrument, Music, Design
- Production Technology
- Realized through Computer-Aided Design and Fused Filament Fabrication technologies. Domestically sourced electrical and mechanical components. Finished using traditional methods (sanding, seating frets, binding, nitrocellulose lacquer finish, etc.).
- Design Challenge
- Bio-composite filaments used, while recyclable and or compostable, do not provide adequate structural support for full-scale stringed instruments under tension. Complications with recycled wood-fiber composite filaments required research and testing of additional materials with more effective mechanical properties. Key attributes considered were creep resistance (resistance against deformation under long-term load), tensile strength, elongation at break, density, and ease of printing.
- Research
- Initial research into fundamental basics and history of electric guitar construction was crucial to ensure a playable end product. Standardized dimensions of classic high-end models helped to provide a familiar aesthetic and a framework to work within, and use of widely available and popular components to inform the overall design. Influenced by concepts such as compact modularity, right to repair, and the future of at-home manufacturing.
- Inspiration
- An exploration to replicate traditional luthier processes through new-age methods of small scale manufacturing and the pursuit of material alternatives for guitar-making. Informed by the idea that making a guitar should be more accessible and experiential; the vision for a transformative guitar able to be printed and assembled at home, inspired by vintage Fender, Steinberger, La Baye 2x4, and lap steel guitars.
- Project Duration
- The continuation of thesis work while at Rochester Institute of Technology, this project has spent some time in design and development. Prototyping done in 2021 and final working model and process book to be completed in 2022. Based out of Litchfield, Connecticut.
- Operation Flow
- Printable and playable, an innovative solution to cost-effectively produce and assemble your own guitar using recyclable materials, encompassed within a compact full-scale travel silhouette.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Creator Maxwell Brazo, 2022.
Image #2: Creator Maxwell Brazo, 2022.
Image #3: Creator Maxwell Brazo, 2022.
Image #4: Photographer Maxwell Brazo, 2022.
Image #5: Creator Maxwell Brazo, 2022.
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