Ergonomic redesign of the electric guitar

Marmaras, N; Zarboutis, N

dc.contributor.author	Marmaras, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Zarboutis, N	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:12:52Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:12:52Z
dc.date.issued	1997	en
dc.identifier.issn	0003-6870	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/12268
dc.subject	Equipment design	en
dc.subject	Musicial instruments	en
dc.subject	Redesign methodology	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Industrial	en
dc.subject.classification	Ergonomics	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	ergonomics	en
dc.subject.other	finger	en
dc.subject.other	instrument	en
dc.subject.other	muscle fatigue	en
dc.subject.other	musician	en
dc.subject.other	occupational disease	en
dc.subject.other	occupational health	en
dc.subject.other	Equipment Design	en
dc.subject.other	Finger Joint	en
dc.subject.other	Human Engineering	en
dc.subject.other	Humans	en
dc.subject.other	Music	en
dc.title	Ergonomic redesign of the electric guitar	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0003-6870(96)00032-4	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0003-6870(96)00032-4	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1997	en
heal.abstract	The present study deals with the redesign of the electric guitar, considering ergonomic criteria, Difficulties met by novice musicians, neuro-muscular fatigue caused by guitar playing and occupational diseases occurring to professional guitarists, justify this study. Characteristics of existing electric guitar models which add to musician's fatigue or difficulty, were identified. A number of ergonomic requirements were then derived. The redesign process tried to satisfy these requirements, considering at the same time musical requirements and technical constraints. A comparative evaluation of the designed ergonomic guitar with three existing electric guitar models, showed that although the designed electric guitar preserves the main features of the instrument, it achieves better user fit. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD	en
heal.journalName	Applied Ergonomics	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0003-6870(96)00032-4	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1997WC83000007	en
dc.identifier.volume	28	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	59	en
dc.identifier.epage	67	en