Folding Ukulele

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This ukulele (in full or kit form) is available at:
http://ponoko.com/showroom/chosetec

http://www.instructables.com/id/Constructing-the-Laser-cut-folding-ukulele/

I recently started learning how to play the ukulele, and realized I could make it more portable. The standard ukulele is a pretty compact instrument, but it doesn't easily fit in a backpack or purse. For an instrument with this kind of spirit, it would be really nice to have it around whenever you want; hence, this.

Additional credits:
MIT : web.mit.edu
MIT Hobby Shop: hobbyshop.mit.edu
MIT Media Lab: media.mit.edu

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Ukulele
• music
• hawaii
• origami
• ponoko
• chosetec
• brian
• chan
• laser
• lasercutting

[bEEx33]

You and your brother are both visionaries.

[cassandramidnight]

I wonder if it would be possible to make a guitar with the same sort of concept...

[he214abc]

i tried many times, and i would say most of the beautiful designed product is not piratical in daily use.

[mccimperatriz]

Hello, what is the song starting at 2:39 ? Thanks a lot and bravo for your awesome work !

[rlwalker2]

If the soprano and tiny are good sellers perhaps you would consider a baritone ukulele if not a travel guitar. Folding instruments are way cool and way practical.

[goguma2008]

could you make a tenor or concert size?

[Scott2148]

excellent design concept - I want one. Thanks for bringing origami and ukulele together.

[Ecorigami]

bravo,le son du banjo...

[tys3guancia]

I wonder if u can make one without having to un tune it . necuase it would suck having to tune it all the time . 

[unkilled0]

It's really cool but you guys have to work on the wood choice. I could get a uke for $40 that sounds better than that :p