GUITAR SIDE BODY MAKING TECHNIQUE USING SCREW PRESS AND HEATER

Abstract

The guitar musical instrument industry located in Baki District, Sukoharjo, Central Java, Indonesia, is still using the manual method of guitar manufacturing process currently. The problem is that the guitar production time is not only 2 hours and is considered a long time and non-uniformity of the quality. A better Technology is needed to help improve the quality and quantity of guitar production. The purpose of this research is to design and manufacture a guitar side body press with a heater using an electric element and a gas stove. The benefit of this tool is that it speeds up the process of forming the side body of the guitar. The research method begins with a preliminary study, design, manufacture, assembly, and testing the performance of the guitar side body-forming machine. The research resulted in a unit of guitar side body pressing machine with a length of 1200 (mm) Width 520 (mm) Height 1000 (mm). 2000 (watt) electric heater. The pressing process uses a manual screw press. Testing showed that the best performance of the guitar side body press machine is at a temperature of 75℃ with 5 minutes pressing time. The machine produced by this research can be used by guitar SMEs to improve quality, productivity, and competitiveness.