diy

If you’ve ever owned an acoustic guitar that you love, but want to add electronics to it for live performances or recording applications, you will have noticed a booming industry full of rather expensive products. Having a very limited grasp on electrical circuits and the technologies used in these products, I am convinced that they are criminally overpriced, so I decided to experiment. I am actively documenting this project as it evolves, so let’s start at the beginning....

Having struggled with Rheumatoid Arthritis pains for the past decade, my browsing history is full of ergonomic gadgets to make working from a computer all day just an ounce more comfortable. I have tried the trackball mouse, variations of cheap ergonomic keyboards, 60% mechanical keyboards and about anything else you could think of. Somehow this search history led me to some GitHub pages for fully DIY keyboards built with Arduinos. The clouds parted, and I knew immediately I would be building one of these for myself....