Though it’s been around for three decades, 3-D printing has finally started to take off for manufacturing and even for regular consumers. It’s being used for making airplane parts on demand and letting kids make their own toys. One designer is pushing the limits of 3-D printing by using it to make an acoustic guitar.
As a teenager, Scott Summit had a dream: He wanted to be a rock star. And, like his rock heroes, he wanted to design his own guitar — “one that had a sound that was designed by me,” Summit says. “I just didn’t like the idea of off-the-shelf guitar. I wanted my own guitar.”
Summit’s dream to be a rock star? That’s over. But he finally made his own guitar.
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