Acoustic guitar miniature

davidgal2 · January 12, 2021, 10:02pm

Very nice design and the cherry is stunning.

Xabbess · January 22, 2021, 5:31am

Here’s my mini Mando. Yes, I have no banana but a penny will have to do. It’s 3" long and about 1 1/5" wide. Again…too bad there are no strings…that would make it look complete. I hand traced this from the original patent drawing. It’s made from PG cherry. Even though it’s being posted in free laser designs, I’m not offering the file because it’s sort of a PITA right now.

Found a similar style of Victorian artwork to substitute for what shows in the image…plus one for the back, which is conjecture on my part about what the back might look like. I wanted to put a teeny tiny label inside, but the font would have been unreadable.

Used antique gold Rub n’ Buff to add some extra bling to various parts

Jules · January 22, 2021, 5:42am

Whoa! I can’t believe you got that little cherub on there! (Best one yet!)

Xabbess · January 22, 2021, 5:45am

That makes me laugh! I think he/she looks like one leg is missing, but he/she is playing a tiny mandolin, so I had to use that one.

cynd11 · January 22, 2021, 12:46pm

It’s adorable! Looking forward to the final version!

arh2 · January 22, 2021, 4:21pm

That’s outstanding! Love the little cherub…
Have you tried scoring lines on clear acrylic? It gives the illusion of strings ( search for my harp).

Xabbess · January 22, 2021, 4:33pm

Um thanks…but that is the final version! Ha ha!

Xabbess · January 22, 2021, 4:40pm

I did look at it and it looks great…what a good idea. I can’t quite picture though how that would work on an instrument like a mando or guitar. It would create an entire new layer that would make it even thicker. Also, on a real harp, the strings are actually in between the layers of the frame, while on a guitar they are on the top. Maybe I’m missing a thought process though…I have been known to do that before.

arh2 · January 22, 2021, 4:45pm

You’re right of course, I was trying to envision it too… maybe 1/16 ?

rbtdanforth · January 22, 2021, 4:51pm

At that scale a very light score would give the illusion of strings perhaps?

Xabbess · January 22, 2021, 5:31pm

…now I’m thinking very fine fishing line. Though, my hands aren’t as nimble anymore. hmmmm…

cynd11 · January 22, 2021, 5:34pm

Oops. Must have read that too fast; for some reason I got the idea you were going to rework the file.

Xabbess · January 22, 2021, 7:19pm

No worries. You were probably thinking about when I made the little @arh2 guitar, when I said I was ‘still working’ on the mando.

djfb · January 23, 2021, 4:49am

Me likeee

alycimo · May 18, 2021, 11:35pm

Love it! Made the first one a little small - but it’s still so cute… so I cut the top pegs off and decided it was a 4 string ukulele. Used 1/4 cherry plywood for the front and a 1/8 for the back. Stained one and used a yellow marker on the other. Added black nail polish to the pick guard. Also added scored lines for strings per my partner’s suggestion.