Maxwell Brazo ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Spark ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱪᱚᱞᱟᱹᱣ ᱤᱞᱮᱠᱴᱨᱤᱠ ᱜᱤᱴᱟᱨ

Maxwell Brazo ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Spark ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱪᱚᱞᱟᱹᱣ ᱤᱞᱮᱠᱴᱨᱤᱠ ᱜᱤᱴᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱡᱟ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2022 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

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Spark ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱪᱚᱞᱟᱹᱣ ᱤᱞᱮᱠᱴᱨᱤᱠ ᱜᱤᱴᱟᱨ

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ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: Maxwell Brazo

ᱵᱟᱡᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ

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ᱥᱟᱭᱤᱴ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ A' Design Award ᱨᱮ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱨᱤᱞᱤᱡ ᱯᱩᱨᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱮᱡ

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Spark ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱪᱚᱞᱟᱹᱣ ᱤᱞᱮᱠᱴᱨᱤᱠ ᱜᱤᱴᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

ᱥᱯᱟᱨᱠ ᱢᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱮᱨᱮᱴᱟᱨ ᱪᱚᱞᱟᱹᱣ ᱤᱞᱮᱠᱴᱨᱤᱠ ᱜᱤᱴᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱛᱮ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱠᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱣ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱚᱰᱚᱠ, ᱪᱚᱴ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱷᱨᱮᱴᱵᱚᱨᱰ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱤᱥᱟᱭᱠᱚᱞ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱟᱨᱩ ᱯᱷᱟᱭᱵᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱮᱨᱟᱢᱤᱰ ᱠᱚᱢᱯᱚᱡᱤᱴ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱦᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱯᱷᱭᱩᱡᱰ ᱯᱷᱤᱞᱚᱢᱮᱸᱴ ᱯᱷᱮᱵᱨᱤᱠᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱯᱨᱤᱸᱴ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱴᱷᱚᱨ ᱫᱟᱨᱩ ᱵᱟᱲᱛᱤ ᱵᱮᱦᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ᱾ ᱮᱞᱮᱠᱴᱨᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱮᱠᱟᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱠᱚ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱴᱟᱣ, ᱟᱨ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱚᱞᱰᱚᱨ ᱵᱟᱭ ᱦᱚᱲᱚᱠ ᱣᱟᱭᱨᱤᱝ ᱥᱤᱥᱴᱮᱢ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱦᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱥᱯᱟᱨᱠ ᱠᱚ ᱦᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱴᱷᱮᱨᱮᱰᱤᱥᱚᱱᱟᱞ ᱢᱮᱴᱚᱰ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱮ ᱥᱟᱺᱜᱚᱭ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱥᱮᱱᱰᱤᱝ, ᱯᱷᱨᱮᱴ ᱥᱮᱴᱤᱝ, ᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱭᱤᱴᱨᱚᱥᱮᱞᱩᱞᱚᱡ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱚᱴᱤᱝ ᱥᱚᱦᱤᱛ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱮᱰᱞᱮᱥ ᱯᱤᱠᱥᱮᱰ ᱵᱨᱤᱡ ᱮ ᱯᱷᱩᱞ ᱥᱠᱮᱞ ᱞᱮᱝᱛᱷ ᱠᱚᱢᱯᱮᱠᱴ ᱨᱩᱯᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱫᱚᱦᱚᱭ ᱟ᱾

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A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

Spark ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱪᱚᱞᱟᱹᱣ ᱤᱞᱮᱠᱴᱨᱤᱠ ᱜᱤᱴᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Spark ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱪᱚᱞᱟᱹᱣ ᱤᱞᱮᱠᱴᱨᱤᱠ ᱜᱤᱴᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ

ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ: 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.
ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ: 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
ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ: Guitar, Electric, Travel, 3D Printed, Sustainablity, Instrument, Music, Design
ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ: 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.).
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ: 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.
ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ: 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.
ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ: 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.
ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ: 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.
ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ: 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.
ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ: 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.