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[New carbon fiber guitars go rigid, making them 2.3 times louder than the loudest wooden guitars. They are custom built to all your specifications. The guitars are shaped to you in the classical leg - up position giving the top fret - layout consistencey. This means that compared to any other position, the fanned - fret - layout accuracy of your fingers fretting the closest to the frets over the entire fretboard, is in fact better than in any other position. The degree of the fanned - fret angles are slight; and too it yields a revesed strum - parallel saddle. // Further more, you get all tunings for one saddle as the sheer strength of construction works to eliminate string dampenning from occuring at either ends of the strings. And with no more need to compensate your saddle for every string gauge and tuning, you get True Universality. True Universality is said to have never been done, and only possible until a few years ago. // Automatic - Clutching is the inspiration and foundation of "good seated guitar". Automatic - Clutching is arms - free leaning , a flexible stick at the tail - end that slides and rotates driven by an elastic anchor that together yield tactile neck resistance for articulation. CandlestickGuitars.ca]

+ This use of the word "tactile" means that the resistance responce in your guitar neck does work for you as you bank up potencial energy with your fretboard hand that will guide you back into the nuetral position. A good example of tactile responce is when we're talking about quality computer keyboard, like once you're past the click to actuate the key, the keycaps spring back, nudging your fingers back into action rather than hitting a dull thud.

+ Automatic - Clutching is not a fixed pivot as you must know. The system runs along a fiberglass tube curvature that allows for stable motion forward - and - back using your core with your legs, and with one quadricepts down the middle along with the elastic anchor. The anchored guitar with the tube is free to slide, bend, and rotate, and geometrically speaking this may only be a couple centimeters worth of tube, but I'm sure it's just what you're after.

+ You get one saddle for all your alternate tunings, your string tensions, or even your own choice of string types; or you can mix and match your string types as well.

+ I have a very special custom chair that slightly points you over top of the guitar, and with a cylindrical hump under your seat that makes it so that your lower back stays perpendicular while leaning.

+ You don't need to pay for custom features that are free for me to produce in the long - run. In the future there will be a set profit value for every sale, so basically all upgrades are non - profit along with your chair and footrests.

+ There will be a grace period that allows you to evaluate your investment without concern. For the first 100 sales, payments are required to guarantee your sequence in priority, as I will eventually cap out before I've established myself. The funds for all the potencial refund requests can be transfered back to you within 90 days before it goes into my budget, and even beyond that, return requests remain a priority (more on this further on). Until my goal is reached all I have to do is keep campaigning. Even if only "some" people connect with this concept, then "some" is still going to be enough to launch.

+ The point where your chest meets the guitar goes to the job of your stomache and your core, allowing you to get much further over top for superior comfort and increased mobility in your shoulders.

***** Updates will appear at the top of this page, below the maple leaf, along with a live tally of the requests to demo my prototypes *****

***** For questions, comments, or to schedule a meet and greet to demo the prototypes, please email: sjallbright@gmail.com *****

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Candlestick Guitars — Public Campaign Overview

Reading Note:

This whole webpage is getting close to 3 printer pages worth of size-12 text. In addition, there is a 4 page Summary Remainder that expands on the technical, financial, and design foundations of the project. I can email the Summary Remainder whenever you’d like. Reviewing everything at once can be overwhelming, and this page is designed to be an introduction of it's own. If you’ve read this page and are still uncertain, please know there are many more meaningful and exciting details still to come.

Pricing & Ordering Structure

Sales begin at CA$900 + tax = CA$999
Pricing increases gradually while orders remain open
Orders remain open until the production target is reached

For the first 100 Package Deal Promotions, the price increases by $50 for every 25 units sold. After 100 sales the rate at which the price increases will begin to slow and eventually start to plateau.

For the time being, while the prices are this low, the only financing option I have is a 5% savings of $45 on each your second and third guitars for a total potencial savings of $90 across three guitars.

The current pricing structure is designed to be more accessible early on while reflecting the perceived general outlook of investment.

Instrument Fit, Ergonomics, and Physical Design

Each guitar is designed to form to the player, featuring three highly comfortable cutaways to the back and sides, but not to the guitar top neccessarily unless you want a standard fretboard-access cutaway. The number of frets that lay clear off the body can be greater than 14, so you don't neccessarily need a fretboard-access-cutaway, even though I will have one as it will be sculpted nicley for looks and functionality. A standard fretboard-access-cutaway actually only reduces volume by about 13% but this is still just over double that of the loudest wooden guitars, due to downward force of the stings harnessed to the guitar.

The upper cutaway is also there to prevent the guitar from digging into the chest, especially important for women. This way players can get more over top of the instrument, shifting the work of supporting the guitar to the stomach and core, allowing the body to carry the load more naturally.

Your small finger or fourth fingure works just as well as all your other fingers now in this position with the back-and-side cutaways, especially great for 4/4 time, as in rock-and-roll time.

True Universality (Tuning, Strings, and Structural Design)

These guitars are engineered with sufficient stiffness to accommodate:

Alternate tunings
A wide range of string gauges or diameters
One single zero-fret and one single saddle configuration

All while maintaining precise intonation across the entire fretboard.

This design philosophy is called “True Universality.”

True Universality requires a consistent level of structural strength throughout the instrument, including:

A headstock with a backward angle that applies controlled counterforce to the strings, stabilizing tension and response
A bridge design that maximizes and evenly distributes downward string force, allowing strings to vibrate exactly as intended without dampening at either end

For practical sake when you try my prototypes we can use some very nice wooden dowels instead of using fiberglass so that my guitar doesn't end up in two pieces. Fiberglass tubes on my carbon fiber guitars will be super responsive, taking it to new limits. The videos below are all done with wooden dowels, but it's difficult to control because they break rather easily.

Performance is further refined through the inclusion of a zero-fret, which:

Handles any string diameter properly
Provides consistent tone and feel between open strings and fretted notes.

Individual strings can be selected to match the requirements indicated by your string-tension calculator. In most cases, alternate tunings can be reached from standard tuning without restringing while still maintaining a balanced feel in tension. For best results, each guitar should remain within a single set of standard strings and not be tuned more than one full step up or down—approximately plus or minus two-frets—which pretty well covers most every common tunings without compromising string-tension balance. Strings wear naturally over time, so you can always change your strings while accomodating new posibilities.

Ordering more than one instrument provides practical flexibility, especially at this price point. Preparing two guitars for a session allows access to a wider range of tunings and string-gauge setups without sacrificing balanced tension. This approach is particularly useful for live performance and recording, especially when working with a technician who can work on one guitar while you always have one ready.

This level of performance only became possible within the last five years, emerging from advancements in the medical and aerospace industries.

It is widely believed that True Universality has never been done, only possible using Continuous Carbon Fiber printing technology which embeds reinforcement directly along structural stress paths and integrates an essentially zero-flex neck beam directly into the instrument.

Health & Movement Benefits

The seated support system—combined with my most thoughtfully designed seat and footrests—creates what is a genuine zen full-body workout.

This setup:

Boosts overall health and immunity
Costs about one quarter of a the price of a quality computerized hydraulic elliptical
Can induce light sweating in about 10 minutes
Avoids fatigue and cramping

Turnaround Time Expectations

At this point a comfortable 6 month could be all it takes provided that the pace of sales is quick enough. If the campaign performs well over the next few months, production could take approximately less than 6 mounths by the time I've reached my goal. When it does happen I expect it to come very fast, and if not today then eventually somehow.

This timeline allows everything to be done properly and without shortcuts.

Prototypes, Production, and Quality Control

Prototypes will be used as in-store demos. Once the process is fully refined, every instrument will be built to the same level of quality and precision as every order that follows.

At that stage, production becomes straightforward—dialing in equations and settings until everything is fully optimized and repeatable.

And computers are better at building guitars. Error does not exist in Carbon Fiber Printing in the way that it does with custom wooden guitars.

Growth, Opportunity, and Community Impact

If the project succeeds, it has the potential to create opportunities for others. For example, experienced builders may eventually manage Candlestick Guitar Stores in their own regions, with my full support.

The focus remains on players first, getting the proper equipment out as soon as possible.

If I were to continue selling these guitars at the current price point, I estimate that I would need to sell approximately 3,000 guitars. However, prices will rise gradually I'm sure, and all the contributions that go beyond the material costs will increase as the campaign progresses, and I would be able to cap out at maybe 1,500 contributing sales. I am prepared for whatever it takes to make a go of this thing; and this is exactly what I want to be doing most.

I’m prepared to take on Computer Scientists for the generative software, and as well the website is going to be very smart taking all the potencial pain out of the process as possible. If interested, please include a cost and timeline breakdown with your resume. First you will need the Summary Remainder to get an idea of exactly how big this program needs to be.

From Wood to Carbon Fiber

Originally, the project explored modifying wooden guitars. Collectors across Canada were contacted, but without a single response, so the path naturally led towards carbon fiber constructions.

Wooden guitars still hold deep value—often to those who need them most. Donating a wooden guitar in a simple waterproof case can genuinely change someone's life.

What’s Included & Return Policy

All free in the long-run print features are included
A semi-hard shell case will be included
Chairs and footrests are non-profit additions tied to guitar purchases

Returns are full and final all the way up until 50 days after transaction. And returns are used as store demos, not a problem.

Accessories & Extras

I also carry rubber fingertip attachments (adult and children’s sizes), which helps reduce discomfort during long practice sessions while building callus and fingertip muscle gradually. I also offer some additional accessories that are not commonly carried by guitarists.

How the Support System Works

As previously mentioned, the tube is free to bend, slide, and rotate naturally within the natural grip of your one leg. The elastic hose descends roughly 10–15 degrees, attached to the side of a chair that has leg braces on either sides, like a cross-bar. This also creates a very balanced neck resistance in all directions, and eliminates the drift, the guitar slipping out of position while playing harder than the positioning allows. (Some of you are probably trained to play softer which makes you already a great player.)

The system supports smooth arc-shaped fretting motions without strap friction and requires no learning curve; and eventually you just lift off.

Why “Candlestick Guitars”

The name comes from two ideas:

The guitars feature seven candlestick-style tube ports in a row, as the tube ports are what dictates the height of your lower bout, the lower half of the guitar under your shoulder and your picking arm. And then it is your thigh angle that dictates the angle of your neck. I'm also offering a lot of different body shapes and sizes tailored to exactly what you want.) The parlor body is a great choice and was made for the centered classical position.
The guitars functions like a durable currency within the resale ecosystem on my second-hand guitar store. The system emails you when a matching instrument becomes available—particularly useful for growing kids.

Sound, and Future Expansion

Each guitar will be individually optimized for volume and sustain. The unplugged sustain will be comparable to humbuckers and nickel strings due to the downward force of the strings harnessed to the guitar.

And electric guitar production is planned in the coming years. As well as Smart Guitars carefully engineered to never go out of date, except that they won't be just Smart, they will be Bright Guitars.

For the time being we can use a built in pre-amp option that does the job of a heavy amplifier going in between your headphones and your guitar in order to practice when and where you want, using a semi-hollow or muted accoustic body great for keeping your wet and dry signals from clashing, especially critical when using a pitch-shifting pedal setup.

Market Positioning

Entry level: $1,000–$2,000 CAD
Professional mid-range: $2,500–$5,000 CAD
High-end: $6,000–$15,000 CAD
Ultra-premium: $15,000–$25,000+ CAD

My goal is to earn the same overall by selling more guitars at fair prices, rather than fewer luxury sales.

Long-Term Vision

Future reinvestment includes an indoor rainforest with coffee, sushi, live music, walking paths, waterfalls, and mini-golf.

Stores, Cities, and Travel

~50 sales per city enables a local store, so share on social media (even with fewer sales, I will still visit)
The process will be fully documented with regular updates

Durability, Climate Resistance, and Trust

Carbon fiber requires no humidification, resists temperature shock and protects tuning stability. The redesigned headstock protects tuning pegs from damage, bumping, or brushing.

Financially, 30% of the production funds are held back as a safeguard because you don't know when you could need that money, as with this way it is fair for everyone. As the prices rise gradually this feature will make more sense. All pledges are traceable, and refunds can be issued if necessary—even during a pandemic. Materials will be bought last minute so that there is a good window of time where I can issue full refunds immidiately. New customers in a pandemic would have to lend a surplus amount to compensate for those in need. And in the case of tragedy I have designed a Will so that the business moves forward no matter what.

Material Cost Breakdown

Approximate materials per guitar:

Carbon-fiber pellets: $350
Liquid Metal frets: $25
Tuning machines: $55
Zero Nut & saddle: $15
Case: $55

Total materials: $500 even

(I will let you know asap once I have some rough estimates for the cost of all the extras. To get those prices accurate it might take some time into the prototyping stages, but for now it is wise to not worry about the extra costs, as we can just square off sometime before or after production begins. What happens with the upgrade fees are that you pay for what it costs with no additional profit margin. After the production process is nailed down you at least get to know what to expect at the entry level. For most customers this system is a must for our journey to begin, to be able to have the choice of keeping your guitar or not.)

Final Notes & Contact

You can excell at just about anything you put your mind to, even if you choose classical guitar, but whatever you do, make sure that you're doing it right. And unlike with other sports you can always excell your whole life. And when I say a sport, Classical Guitarists do go under an adjudication processes which is like a sport, and I'm very interested to see the new level of passion in Guitar Colleges everywhere, going form paint-by-number to Piccaso capability.

Saskatoon, this pressentation has truly come a long way since submitting that 5 line banner, as I had assumed the print quality would be good enough, however fallen short of a readable and credible newspaper banner. And I thank you for sticking with me this far, and I hope you're on board; and now everything on this website is heavily compressed than from before, enough to be able to explain myself clearly in sufficient detail without overwhelming.

I thank you very much for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,
Scott Allbright
sjallbright@gmail.com

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