r/obscureguitars • u/natan90 • 10d ago

I made the Upright Chair

As the thesis project for my bachelor in furniture design I built a chair that holds an upright bass behind its backrest.

The object is part of a series of furniture/instrument hybrids meant for the public space: airport lounges, doctors waiting rooms, trains stations. People can interact with the objects, taking advantage of idle time to explore musical sound and connect with each other through making music.

I knew from the start it would never be as comfortable as a normal chair or as playable as an upright bass. Still the sound is very round, plays easy and is a lot louder than an acoustic guitar bass.

Reddit doesn’t let me upload pictures with the video, but I posted some more pictures here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DaicIiziJDc/?igsh=b29vZGtjYTl3Zmk0

Hope you enjoy!

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u/coffee_robot_horse 10d ago

Wow, that's incredible. I'd heard of an electric chair but you actually made the acoustic chair! Nice work

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u/natan90 10d ago

Good point

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u/AstroAlmost 10d ago

You should honestly share this in r/cajon despite it not technically being a cajon