Linux Guitar Project details: This is a community effort to design and construct an extremely functional electric guitar powered by Linux. Once complete, the first guitar will be on display at the linuxcaffe.
Here is the beginning of the first concept CAD drawing.
I'm using Rhino 3.0, on a VM to conceptualize the guitar, with all of its internal components. I need to find a user friendly linux alternative, as I want all of the final CAD models to be built on a friendly app. Any suggestions?
We have yet to finalize the motherboard for this project, though we are leaning seriously in the direction of one driven by an AMD Geode.
Our main concern at this point is ...
this site started off with a simple idea, a borrowed wp theme, and a few hours to spare.
over the coming weeks we plan on putting a little more oomph in this project.
with a simple idea, a tweaked wp theme, and a few more hours to spare.
as a refresher: the basic idea was a guitar that has the capability of recording what is played on it.
there have been many ideas on how to execute this - from taping on an mp3 player with recording capabilities, to simply buying a guitar that already has these capabilities, to making the guitar around ...
SoundSalon.comopen source guitar making
we are looking for an individual to be in charge of creating a list of final motherboard candidates.
Interested?
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thanks to Coocha for the suggestion:
VIA EPIA N-Series Nano-ITX Mainboard
welcome to everyone new.
please submit your ideas as they come to you.
if you think you can help out on the hardware or software side, let us know.
flash is gone.
looking forward to the main hardware details being finalized so we can put together our development system.
thanks everyone.
body to be ash core, with ebony & holly top, back & sides
flush mound touch screen lcd/oled
tuner display built in to side of fingerboard
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rough, but gets the idea across.
the back will be covered in linux distro logos, and have clear liquid sand plates to enable hardware viewing.
view in slideshow bob above.
