Guitar is generally divided into handmade and factory guitars. That is to say, a limited number of purely manual customer and master customized series, as well as low-end series that can be mass produced and combined with machine and manual.
Although custom and master customization claim to be purely manual, they are not completely independent of high-tech machines. For example, Gibson’s custom series also used the high-tech process “Plek” silk grinding system.
“Plek” is an intelligent numerical control device specially used to polish the silk. It can calculate the most reasonable silk height by accurately measuring the various data of the neck, and then automatically polish it to form an almost perfect comfortable feel. So how to ensure the excellent rate of quality of other low-end models that have not been made by masters? If it is a factory with insufficient funds or is not mature enough, the skills of front-line workers will have to be relied on in most cases. The proficiency of these front-line piano workers can be said to directly determine the quality of these mass-produced guitars.
CNC Machining Guitar
In addition, if you want to ensure the quality of each piano, you can also rely on other machines similar to the “Plek” silk grinding system, such as CNC machining technology. CNC is the abbreviation of Computer Numerical Control, which means “Computer data control”, or simply “Numberical Control processing”. NC machining is an advanced machining technology in today’s mechanical manufacturing, and it is an automatic machining method with high efficiency, high precision and high flexibility. It inputs the NC program of the workpiece to the machine tool, and under the control of these data, the machine tool automatically processes the workpiece that meets people’s wishes to create beautiful products.
CNC machining technology can effectively solve such complex, precise, small batch and changeable processing problems as molds, and fully meet the needs of modern production. Applying this technology to the mass production of guitars can ensure the quality and details of each piano as much as possible. Since most countries do not have the same long history as Fender and Gibson, there are few qualified and experienced piano masters in their factories. And now many zithers do not tell you how they were produced. After all, they do not reach the level of customization by the master. Therefore, in order to make up for the gap in pure hand-made zithers, CNC machining technology is relatively the best choice. In addition to the known Samick Company, which invested heavily in the introduction of a full set of numerical control equipment from Germany’s “Plek” in 2011, Ternlet also uses CNC machining technology to produce guitars.
Ternlet uses modern equipment to build its excellent silk dimension system from the basic production of traditional woodworking to the pressing and polishing of silk, so as to ensure the precise pitch, smooth feel, excellent performance and stability of the product. In addition, the CNC system is also used to ensure that the neck and body fit closely, so as to better ensure the intonation and vibration transmission. Therefore, in addition to high-end custom, master customized and handmade guitars, the best way to ensure the workmanship and quality of other guitars is to rely on high-tech.