Biblioteca de la Guitarra y Cuerda Pulsada

The primary structural component of an electric guitar  is its neck. The stiffening member for a hollow plastic guitar neck has been designed using solid modeling, assembly modeling,and finite element modeling. Botp two and three dimensional analyses were conducted. Experiments were conducted to verify the finite element analysis results. Change sin geomrtry" materialand manufacturing methods were used to improve the strength and stiffness capabilities of various designs while still keeping within the geometric restrictions. The final design was a single-piece, stifferting member that connects to the strings at the pegs and the tail Piece. The material selectedto beinjection mold~dwasthe chopped fiber form of Graphite/epoxy.

Structural analysis and design of a plastic electric guitar neck