Adaptive Guitar Version 2

The Need:

The client has limited use of the left side of his body but wishes to play the acoustic guitar. We have been tasked with creating an apparatus that allows the one-handed usage of an acoustic guitar. The design would be able to press chords and allow the client to strum at the same time with his right hand.

The Solution:

Our solution is to make an apparatus that has a foot pedal, so the client is free to hold the chords down with his hands. The new structure includes making an attachment that holds the pick and can move up and down the guitar. The previous solution had the structure attached to a motor controlled by a foot pedal. It was an electomechanical system. The client had issues with the electrical part. Hence, our new solution is to design a structure attached to a purely mechanical system operated by the foot pedal and the bike brake wire. Although this will not allow for individual strings to be plucked, it allows for chords to be played easily.