Ringsenberg Instruments DE
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New build · Original design

Harp guitar

Our own design with ten additional bass strings.

Harp guitar

Our harp guitar is inspired by Gibson instruments of the 1920s. The prototype has ten additional bass strings. The gallery includes the body, internal structure and custom-made metal parts.

Work
New build · Prototype
Bass strings
10
Design
Original design
Presented
2017

Project gallery

Full views, details and photographs from the workbench.

Harp guitar standing in a meadow 01Front view Back of the harp guitar 02Back view Harp guitar headstock and string path 03Tuning machines and string path Strings and bridge in sunlight 04Bridge detail Harp guitar body from a low angle 05Body and soundboard Unfinished harp guitar on the workbench 06On the workbench Close view of the tuning machines 07Tuning-machine detail Body and neck before assembly 08Shaping the form Open harp guitar body with bracing 09Internal structure Bracing inside the instrument body 10Instrument body CNC machining of an instrument top 11Precision machining Curved wooden elements on the workbench 12Shaped components CNC mill machining a metal component 13Metalworking Metal tailpiece on a workbench 14Tailpiece, unfinished Finished dark metal tailpiece 15Completed tailpiece

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