Ethan Gehring

13 posts

Road Worn Speaker Guitar (Why and What Next)

April 29, 2016

Final Report Main Project 2016

Looking back over my posts from the start of this project to the end there is a very clear connection and for the most part I accomplished what I set out to do. This project began with inspiration. For me it was images of guitars being smashed and burned as well as those with custom modifications.…

Road Worn Speaker Guitar (What and How)

April 21, 2016

Ethan Gehring

Final Report Main Project 2016

I initially set out with the intention of building a speaker into an electric guitar in order to allow the user to have the guitar’s sound amplified to listenable levels without the use of a typical amplifier. This problem is often solved using mini battery powered amps that can clip to the users belt. I…

Speaker Guitar Update

March 30, 2016

Ethan Gehring

Impact of 20th Century design movements plus update Weds March 30 2016

If you haven’t been following along, in my last update I had just gotten the amplifier circuitry working but with just noise coming out when the guitar is plugged in. Through a bit of finagling I was able to get a clean signal coming through the power amplifier and to the speaker. The speaker was…

20th Century Aesthetics Game (Bollendonk, Gehring, O’neill)

March 30, 2016

Ethan Gehring

Major Design Movements Aesthetics Game 2016

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We were tasked with creating flatware in the style of the de stijl aesthetic. Before realizing that flatware is only silverware we created some additional plates and cups.

Speaker Guitar Progress

March 28, 2016

Ethan Gehring

Update Weds March 16, 2016

I spent a fair amount of time working on this project over the break. I currently have both amplifier circuits wired and functioning with an input from the waveform generator so we are off to a good start. Pre-Amplifier For the pre-amplifier I simply copied a popular design seen a lot in guitar forums originally…

Ethan’s Five Constraints

March 9, 2016

Ethan Gehring

Student Work, Top 5 Constraints 2016, ZZ 2016

I’ve made good progress this week like getting the pre-amplifier working which I will detail in a future post. Today I want to discuss the constraints I’m placing on the project with the intention of making it as close as possible to what I want. Amplifier circuit must allow for overdrive While, it is not…

Electric Guitar with Speaker

March 2, 2016

Ethan Gehring

Main Project Design Review 2016, Student Work

When people see the outcome of this project there are a few things I want to come to mind: Rock and Roll Road worn Mismatched/accidental My intent is to make something that looks like it was put together in somebody’s garage or basement. It should be clearly a labor of love, something made out of…

Ethan’s Main Project Inspirations

February 24, 2016

Ethan Gehring

Main Project Inspirations 2016, Student Work, ZZ 2016

destruction, Guitar, Inspirations

I have been working on playing my guitar more often this semester. One thing that has helped with this is having my acoustic guitar on a stand in the living room of my house making it easy to pick up for a few minutes here every day as I walk through that room. While I…

Aspirations

February 17, 2016

Ethan Gehring

Student Work

My goal for this semester is to try to expand my artistic side. As I finish up my 5th year of engineering school I feel like my technical knowledge base is pretty solid and well rounded. Despite this we have seen time and time again that design is more than just the technical side of…

Ethan Gehring: I have a very particular set of skills…

February 10, 2016

Ethan Gehring

Skill Sets 2016

coding, Music, skills, taken

… Skills I have acquired over 5 years of engineering school. Skills that make me a dream for teammates like you. Seriously though, I would consider myself an above average 3D modeler across multiple programs. I have experience with both FEA, specifically Abaqus , and CFD, Solidworks and Star CCM. I have also done a…

Explosive Nutcracker

February 3, 2016

Ethan Gehring

Student Work, Upcycle Project Report 2016, ZZ 2016

Grenade, Nutcracker, War on Christmas

Last year for Christmas a friend gave me an unloaded grenade as a gift. Since getting a chance to play with it, the triggering system has fascinated me. The system is very simple. The pin holds the lever (or spoon) which holds back a spring loaded striker. When the pin is pulled and the spoon…

Explosive Nutcracker

January 27, 2016

Ethan Gehring

Upcycle Progress 2016

Grenade, Nutcracker, Upcycle

Last year for Christmas one of my friends gave me a decommissioned or unloaded grenade as a gift. Since getting a chance to play with it, the triggering system has fascinated me. The system is very simple. The pin holds on the lever (or spoon) which holds back a spring loaded striker. When the pin…

Aesthetics of Rickenbacker Guitars

January 20, 2016

Ethan Gehring

Aesthetic Explorations 2016, Student Work, ZZ 2016

50's, Guitar, Music

Rickenbacker guitars and basses have an iconic style that is straight out of the 1950’s. Since their creation these guitars have been played by some of the biggest artists such as The Beatles, The Who, The Eagles, Rush, Yes, and many more. In addition to the identifiable visual aesthetic, Rickenbacker guitars have a very distinct…