Guitar 17cm w/Strings - Gibson LP George Harrison

Gibson Les Paul Goldtop 1957
"Lucy"
George Harrison (Beatles)

This guitar is part of the “Iconic Rock Guitars” collection.

https://makerworld.com/collections/11905717

Printing – Quick and easy, no supports. The models in this collection were designed so that their details are visible at a 0.2mm layer height; however, if print time is not an issue, you can achieve better results with smaller layer heights. 

Assembly – To glue the neck to the body, you can use superglue; however, I recommend using a fusion glue, like Revell or Tamiya, as there will be a lot of tension from the strings. I usually leave it for 12 hours for the glue to dry and cure.

Stringing – This is the only slightly difficult part, but it's what truly sets it apart from other models. Be patient, and you'll succeed. The strings are made with 0.5mm fishing line, in the grayest color you can find.

- use a pin to ensure that the holes through which the strings will pass are unobstructed, being careful with the nut, which is very fragile;

- cut a generous piece of line and thread it through the nut, headstock, and bridge;

- turn the guitar over and tie two simple, firm knots behind the headstock; cut the excess and melt the remaining end with a lighter;

- now the final knot, at the back of the bridge, where the string should be stretched; make a simple loop, stretch the string and secure it stretched with a small pointed tool that stays inside the loop (see photo); then close the loop until it lightly holds the tool before removing it and tying the knot; tie a second knot so that it is below the first knot; cut the excess and melt the remaining end; done (I needed 3 or 4 tries to get it right).

Supports – I used custom3dmodels' supports, scaled to 115%.

link: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1242179-guitar-stand-guitar-miniatures-collection#profileId-1262924

Tags – I provided a separate file for the nameplates with the guitarists' names.

History

(Marco Pala - whiplash.net)

The "Lucy", a 1957 Gibson Les Paul "goldtop", was repainted red by Gibson itself at its Kalamazoo, Michigan factory. This guitar belonged to Rick Derringer, then a member of the band McCoys, who was responsible for having the guitar repainted in 1966. Probably because he didn't like the result (repainting a guitar can change its original tone), Rick sold it to Dan Armstrong's store in New York, and none other than Eric Clapton bought it. In 1968, Eric was invited by his friend George for something very rare: to participate in a recording session with the Beatles, in this case, for the guitar solo in "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (released on the "White Album"). Eric took Lucy to the sessions and after the legendary solo was recorded, he gave it as a gift to George. With its new owner, Lucy appeared in other Beatles recordings ("Something", for example) and also in the "Revolution" video. Curiosity #1: In 1973, a thief broke into Harrison's house and, among other things, stole this guitar, which was under his bed. It ended up in a store in Hollywood and was bought by a Mexican named Miguel Ochoa for US$600. Shortly after, the store discovered that they had sold Harrison's stolen Les Paul, and it took a long time to convince Ochoa to return the guitar ("return" wasn't exactly the issue: he received in exchange a very valuable 1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard and a Fender Precision bass). Lucy remained with George until his death in 2001. Curiosity #2: The guitar was named by Clapton in honor of comedian Lucille Ball, who was a redhead.