What makes Steam Punk Art appeal to you?

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Permalink Reply by rusty case on August 27, 2012 at 10:26am

OMG !

this simple question has hung out, unanswered since day before Pearl Harbor anniversary two years ago

I've been a builder for many years. Big and small. Mansions to chicken coops, freeways to equestrian arenas, plumbing, electrical...  I fab from scratch.

Steampunk is fascinating to me because the components bring concepts to mind, both individually, and collectively as a piece of artwork.

An accomplished mechanical engineer I once knew was impressed with steam powered machinery and did a certain amount of study and development of devices, convincing me of it's worth in this present day.

I also enjoy the artwork of the Victorian age, which in my own interpretation might include both massive Gothic impact and fine detail in certain aspects.

Shawns pic of his Steampunk CBG is impressive!

I wonder about it's tone.  :-)

Best

rc

Permalink Reply by Shawn on August 27, 2012 at 8:45pm

Thanks for the reply. The tone is great. As that was the first of many I have learned a lot since then. Cigar boxes have challenges that standered hard bodys do not.

Permalink Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry on August 28, 2012 at 1:08am

I think that my attraction is the mechanical look and concepts, having tinkered with engines and such for most of my 66 years on this ball of dirt we call home. Haven't built a Steam Punk CBG yet, but I have an evolving design in my head. Part of my idea is that it should look and function properly without any artificial antiqueness to it. Like an old car, any "patina" should be real, not manufactured.

Permalink Reply by Shawn on August 28, 2012 at 8:28pm

Great reply. For me it must function first as a true guitar then the candy must not interfere with the playing of it in any way. My add on's are for comfort and functions not for fun. Sometimes it is hard to find that one old thing that needs to be there and I see no problem making something new look old. Sometimes that is the hardest part.

Permalink Reply by SD Helfrich on September 29, 2012 at 3:23am

This is awesome! I've been into Steampunk for a couple of years. Long before I ever decided to build a guitar... So, I'm really excited to find a Steampunk group here. I don't know enough about building guitars yet to try and Steampunk a CBG, but I've had some ideas...

For me it's all about the build. I've always been a maker of sorts. I get inspired and just make things. Most of the time I get inspired to make things I know absolutely nothing about and have to pick up new skills along the way. Like Cigar box gutars... So, I actually know a little bit about a lot of things, and not really enough about any one thing to make a career out of anything, lol. Over the years I've dabbled in wood, leather, bone, horn, clay, paper, and darn near every kind of craft.

For Steampunk though, I've built lamps, costuming bits, canes, props, and even spent about 6 months developing my own faux absinth recipe called "Nonsinthe". My avatar here is the award winning Steampunk mask I made for Mardi Gras last year, and I've used this same nick over at The Steampunk Empire for a couple of years.

I'm really looking forward to bouncing ideas off of people who understand both Steampunk and CBGs!

-SD-

Permalink Reply by Shawn on September 29, 2012 at 8:27am

Thanks for the reply it is nice to hear from like minded folks out there. I thought I was the only one for sometime that had the Passion for the SteamPunk. Full steam ahead.