michelmiralles

Hi!! Thank's for your answers. I design and build electic guitars,and I thought it would be great use "open hardware".That's a one man project, that's not a company, I'm musician, and I work in a retall space where I have the workshop. I know about Open Source philosophy.That's the reason why I only use Linux based software, and the reason why finally I make my own instruments.I use Fernandes Sustainer for the last years,and I would like make my next instruments wth a system similar.I do the same with Variax Line 6.I buy the guitar,take out electronics,and feat inside my guitar.Like buying Fernandes Sustainer or Seymour Duncan pickups.There's no relation betwen us,but I don't have the "source code",they are clossed.I would like to use an open schematic,making refernce the original source,designer and original lisence.I don't wanna sell this,one by one,only make this for my guitars.And maybe sell this one by one,with your schematic inside.I think a Creative Commons lisence would be great. My new instrument will feat "sustainer",Variax,midi output,and maybe some led on the fretboard... i restart guitar making now,I stoped this for the last years.My production I hope will be 2 instruments by year.That's more an artistical workshop. I think it's not a good idea only use open conocimiento de forma privada,.This is like professinal suport for open software, like Linux. I send you some links of some new open products http://www.openstomp.com/ http://www.auroramixer.com/index.html I hope you will understand the reall meaning of this mail,and excuse my horrible english thanks for your time Michel

Hello from Barcelona!!! this is Michel Miralles,spanish luthier from Barcelona.I make custom guitars,exploring new chances tecnollogy gives us. The Open Source meaning aarived to guitar making when i transplant Line 6 Variax electronics to my custom guitars,feating Fernandes Sustainer,MIDI systems anf things like this.All this toys are closed.One day,really one night...I brocke accidentally a coil from the Fernandes Sustainer circuit.Can you imagine next?nobody,the dealer,the company,nobody could tell me what king of coil was,an replace this.It was secret...I had to pay another Sustainer,,,Finally I resolved the problem,Line 6 make a secret too of the Variax circuit,and nobody can replace or repair anything.You don t buy the toy with his information,you buy the toy for only a time.Finally you have to go the company for a new product or the official dealer. Im very happy with your project.Fernandes Sustainer is great but too expensive,and the best is than this is than we can make it better. I will began now your project,but I haven't found the schematic.Is there the same configuration than the Fernandes Sustainer?two switches,one intesity pot? last thing,excuse my english ,I feel speackin like an indian guay on a western... thanks really Michel Miralles www.michelmiralles.com www.mirallesguitars.com michelmiralles@gmail.com