MIT guitar combines acoustics and electronics

A prototype guitar built by US student Amit Zoran combines the natural acoustics of wood with the power of electronic processing

Zoran has fabricated other experimental soundboards. One has metal screws in it and Zoran said that when the screw placement is changed, the sound will as well. One soundboard is hollow with a rubber stopper, allowing it to be filled with water or oil, which will create different acoustic properties. Yet another soundboard is made from the wood of a 150-year-old bridge in Vermont. Making an entire guitar from the aged wood would be near impossible if not prohibitively expensive, but because the soundboard is small the project was manageable.

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