mada caimes semi acoustic guitar

BODY
Size 467 x 323x 50 mm
Two shelled hempstone® construction
moulded out of hempfibre by www.drumparam.at
Sustain Block alder
Material thickness 3-5mm
One sound-hole

NECK
Scale (25,5’’) 648mm, 23,5 Frets
Geometry with fingerboard: Nut: 44x21 mm,Fret 12: 52,3x22 (22. Fret: 56 mm)
Construction Bolt on, reaching under Neck pickup
Material maple
Fingerboard rosewood 6mm, radius 12’’ (304,8mm), mother of pearl inlays

HARDWARE
Bridge Gotoh 510 Tune-o-matic
Tuners Gotoh 510 3L 3R Nickel

ELECTRONIC
1 volume 1 tone Potties; Rosewood
Pickups PAF Humbuckers, custommade by Haeussel

Up to now
Since decades the concept of semi acoustic guitars has not been reviewed. Despite the industrial production the concept has always been a crafts one.

Here comes mada
The MADA caimes body is an organically shaped semi-acoustic electric guitar body made of hemp pulp and is not carved or milled like traditional guitars. Design has revolutionized the production technique. One form without any linings or bracings.
With its edge-less organic shape, MADA develops an unmistakable, wonderful sharp and organic sound.

Mada is material
Why hemp? The permanent transition from impact sound into airborne sound is essential to the sound. Thats how resonances are formed. This makes Hempstone® the perfect 3 dimensional molding material for music instruments. The material consists of 100 % hemp fibres and contains no plastics, which would close these resonance-gaps.

Designstatement
Why the spherical form? Adam Wehsely-Swiczinsky: “I wanted to create an erotic object, the Venus of guitars, to support the special relationship between the musician and his/ her instrument. lt was important to me to create a homogeneous body. Away from »cut away«, towards one form.”