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Post subject: Nanotechnology and musical instruments
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:23 am
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Hi, I'm new to the forum, and the proud owner of 2 Strats that are both customized...but, that's not the reason I'm posting here.

My question is in regards to nanotechnology, specifically nanotech paint. There are a lot of articles that in terms of paint or color (even from the textile industry) fabrics and paints are coming out that have the properties of changing colors. The military is currently experimenting with this technology to develop that "chameleon" effect that was seen in the movie Predator.

But, here's the question in terms of how it relates to the guitars.

Are there any plans to experiment with this pain on a guitar, bass, or a drum kit? I think it would be really awesome to own a guitar that went from a bright orange to a deep red sunburst depending on the amount of light available, or from a red to a purple...or, even some sort of psychedelic "butterfly" effect. Or, perhaps a "predator" guitar.

Does anyone know if there's anyone out there, or any plans to experiment with nanotechs in terms of paint, or if there are any other applications out there? (such as strings with nanotechs that kept them grime free and increased their life, etc.)


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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:41 am
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To get more of a reference on this, here's an article from the Tapei Times in Japan which discusses fashion designers using this technology. (and, hey, if it can be used in clothing...)

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Tango has long been famous for textiles because its wet climate favors the production of silk, particularly the crepe called chirimen used in kimonos. But technological advances are spurring the creation of new products with potential appeal outside Japan.

Initially it was the automaker Nissan which took an interest in the Morpho butterfly, which inhabits an area along the River Amazon. Its shiny cobalt blue color in fact contains no blue pigment, but is produced by the way it refracts light.

Nissan and Teijin Fibres initially explored the possibility of mimicking the butterfly's properties for a new kind of paint for cars but instead came up with a glossy material, Morphotex.

Without dyes or pigments, it creates the illusion of color under light from the structure of its fibres. Using nanotechnology to control the thickness of the fibres, the fabric shows variations on red, green, blue and purple.

Toyota Tsusho, the textile arm of another car manufacturer, has also harnessed nanotechnology to develop a technique of weaving gold and silver threads into luxury denim, which it believes could find a future in haute couture.

New techniques are also enabling small-scale craftsmen to innovate and diversify, says Kyoji Tamiya of Tamiya Raden, whose father developed a way of weaving with mother-of-pearl inlays.



Source: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worldbi ... 2003401582


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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:06 pm
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Hmm...I thought I'd get some kind of feedback on this. (I don't think it would be a big deal to test it on a plastic pickguard if it's a question of a compound that can be applied to wood.)

But I also found this interesting...imagine getting fret markers of any sort of color that you want! Or, imagine replacing steel hardware with plastic hardware that is just as strong! (it would have to reduce the weight of the instrument as well as reduce the raw material cost over the long run since you're talking about plastic compounds...barring the price of petroleum plastics which I know are hitting the roof...)

Still though...this really is cool stuff....another excerpt:

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A plastic made at room temperature from clay and a common ingredient of paint and glue is a strong as steel and a match for materials made using much higher temperatures.
The substance mimics the structure of mother-of-pearl, and its creators say further development of their new technique could provide lighter body armour, as well as aircraft and vehicle parts.
Engineer Nicholas Kotov and colleagues at University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, US, have solved a problem that has baffled materials scientists for more than 30 years.
"When you tried to build something you can hold in your arms, there were difficulties transferring the strength of individual nanosheets or nanotubes to the entire material," Kotov explains.
Nanotubes and other structures have impressive mechanical strength, but getting them to take the strain in a composite material is not easy. Instead the other materials used to hold them together bear the brunt and buckle, snap or tear instead. The new material, however, is stiffer than any nanotube fibres made to date.


Source: http://technology.newscientist.com/chan ... astic.html


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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:44 pm
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I think we'd have to see it to be awed by it!

A paisley strat that changed colors depending on the angle you look at it would be interesting!

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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 6:45 pm
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orvilleowner wrote:
I think we'd have to see it to be awed by it!

A paisley strat that changed colors depending on the angle you look at it would be interesting!


I think it's got some great potentials!

(Imagine a sunburst guitar that sent from a deep red to a bright orange!)


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