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august 01, 2013 - MBef
The birdfish” hand-made electric guitar by ulrich teuffel At the m.a.d. Gallery, geneva by MBEF
The M.A.D. Gallery by MB&F is delighted to present the 'Rhodium Birdfish' by Ulrich Teuffel, a beautifully hand-made modular electric guitar featuring two-piece aluminium body; interchangeable wooden tone bars; headless maple neck; and sliding pickups that can be swapped in seconds. Working by himself in his Bavarian atelier Ulrich crafts most of the guitar components by hand. He revels in every single step of the process which is hugely time-intensive meaning he produces only ten birdfish guitars per year!
The birdfish is eye-catching. The unorthodox appearance makes it look like a space-age guitar, but if you take a closer peek, you cannot miss all the classic electric guitar elements.
“I only use classic materials,” says Ulrich. “There is nothing there on the technological cutting edge; I simply redefine the form.”
To make the birdfish, Ulrich combined his experience as a professional luthier with knowledge gleaned from his industrial design studies.
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The pickup harness of the guitar.
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Birdfish Rhodium Prodigy case with interchangeable tonebars
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Headless tuner and truss rod in the neck are much lighter than they used to be when the first version came out in 1995.
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