Anyone ever make a Tele body out of frozen water, a/k/a ice?

[Strat Jacket]

But then you ignite the pinto bean vs. navy bean tone debate.

Could it be possible you've stumbled upon the secret of the Clapton "beano" sound?

 

[Fretting out]

What’s this thing about butter?

Butter guitar!

 

[arlum]

I'd want mine customized so I could cut a hole in it and catch a Pike.

 

[dougstrum]

Do you like cool jazz?

 

[billy logan]

Jupiter - I think your estimate of 8 to 156 weeks to build a guitar could be reduced a bit when freezing an ice guitar. Especially after you've made a mold.

You could pre-assemble the (waterproof) electronics on an airy scaffold - pour the water in the mold, commence the freezing process, slide out the pre-tensioned fishing line scaffold at such a stage of freezing (slush) that the electronics stay put...

The neck joint could be a problem. On the other hand, maybe unibody construction with thin, vertical, steel stiffeners could robustly unify the body and neck.

You could put Popsicle mix in the upper bout to really bond with the guitar. What bond is stronger than infant and mother?

otoh Now I'm fretting about the frets ... and the reliability of my freezer!!!

btw this uploader, randomandrare, includes the personnel and the date of the session in the info there at YT

 

[MrWiggly]

OK, but no hot licks!

 

[memorex]

This house has sure gone crazy. Nyuk nyuk nyuk.

 

[Greg2222]

I did once. It was a bit of a drip.

 

[RDeNatale]

One problem is that compared to most species of wood, ice is much less dimensionally stable with changes in humidity or temperature.

 

[BlueGillGreg]

Hm, no, but...

 

[BlueGillGreg]

 

[David Barnett]

given that it takes between 8 and 156 weeks for me to complete a guitar build, ice is just not a practicable material for me

But how much of that time involves finishing?

 

[Dostradamas]

Make sure and use a carbon fiber neck to avoid warpage.

 

[Jupiter]

But how much of that time involves finishing?

TOO much

 

[preactor]

Of course not, it would be too temperature sensitive and would not stay in tune.

 

[Gitaarman Ad]

I pulled a 1 3/4" solid layer of ice off a wheelbarrow full of water. There were holes like pickup routs in the ice---I had punctured it with a brick during the cold spell, and I had created a gap I could imagine being the cutaway.

Maybe somebody in Québec City would make one, bolt a neck on there, wire it up and play it at the ice hotel. Open January to March.
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Yeah, crazy notion. Ok. But not half as crazy as what they do with butter in Wisconsin.

edit2add Probably stick with a cool jazz repertoire; alternatively the Albert Collins songbook.

Just because it's crazy doesn't mean it's a good idea.

 

[mexicanyella]

 

[INFANT]

One question…..why?

 

[hemingway]

no, but some enterprising ice-cream manufacturer needs to start making tele-shaped ice lollies.

 

[fretknot]

Only used for cool jazz.