Hi and thank you for your reply!
If it could be made into a reliable, functional guitar, thats a huge bonus for the cosplay, which I’d be willing to go for, but the main focus is a prop.
Hi and thank you for your reply!
I agree that the torque of the strings on the neck would cause would be high. If there is a way of making this functional, I’m down for exploring those routes, as it would make the prop (and therefore the cosplay) more realistic, but my main focus is the prop itself; functionality is nice, but secondary. 
Hi and thank you for your reply!
I greatly appreciate you being a guitarist, and therefore, your knowledge on both these two subjects. My question thusly is that I understand that making this a functional piece will be difficult, so what would your thoughts be on the best way to design this so the prop comes out as intended (top priority), yet still a functional piece? As mentioned below, and as I’m sure you know, the strings will cause a lot of stress on the neck for a functioning piece; would you reinforce the neck or are there better options available? Thank you much
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Yes, the entire thing would need to be assembled.
No, I dont have any files, just the images posted above.
I understand the costs of labor/time/etc as far as these things go, which is why i’m not terribly concerned with a budget, within reason, of course.
Hi and thank you for your reply!
–As far as a relative size, I’m 5’8’’/173cm, so a full-sized guitar would probably be best.
–The clock would be pretty sweet if functional, and would give the prop some use when not cosplaying, but is a low priority. Still… that is a pretty cool idea and will have to give that some thought.
Thanks much!
My original plan was wood or a combination, which should have made this a bit easier of a build as a functional piece, but I just couldn’t find anybody willing to commission it, which is why i’m moving to what, in my opinion, would be my next best option.
Im not very knowledgeable in 3d printing as all my props are done with foams and pvc. I’ve also never had needed a prop that, in theory, can be used as an instrument, so you’re right there: I have no idea about stringed instrument physics 
I’d suggest using an old guitar as a base, so you have the reinforcement in the neck already built in. You cold then 3d print all the add on items. It would then be much easier to make this a functioning piece, and would be much more durable. You are likely to loose some functionality due to all the add-ons though. Would you be looking for the piece to be styled exactly on the one in the pictures, or would you be looking for something closer to the one in the artwork I’ve seen?
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After going back to look at both, i noticed there are differences between the two in the anime and the one in the photo. after comparing them and taking things into consideration, the one I’m interested in would be the anime 3d rendering of the guitar. [I will edit the original post to reflect this as well as post links to the screencaps of the model.] I attempted to get multiple screen caps to get better angles/outlines of certain features. I hope this helps.
https://s10.postimg.org/ry02c56k9/guitar\_1.png
https://s14.postimg.org/f7tmrv01d/guitar\_2.png
https://s12.postimg.org/7tn22i33x/guitar\_3.png
https://s4.postimg.org/y1apcs299/Guitar\_4.png
https://s16.postimg.org/7u5lp9ps5/guitar\_5.png
It could be designed to facilitate a tensioning rod, however, I’m reminded of those cheap $50 ukuleles…they don’t have rods and still work.
depending on your level of interest, actually building it from wood would be a pretty intimate project and would glean all the information you’ll get after working with a designer (which will be expensive). The collateral benefits to building, if well documented, could be huge also.
There are a number of approaches to this idea. How close to it do you want to get?
Thanks for the new pictures. Looking at these, I’d say that the guitar lends itself more towards a prop rather than a working guitar.
The full clock face body, would not give you access to the strings, without having the face detachable you would be unable to play it, I think this would make the piece loose some impact. I would be inclined to focus on making the clock and cogs work.
I’d still use a guitar neck as a base so you can give the impression of having tuned strings.
If your happy with the proposal I can draw up some sketches and get you a detailed quote.
I’d be shipping from the UK so will include the cost of a hard flight case to protect the piece during shipping.
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I’d be interested, surely. If you’d like to email me specifics of things or go over other details and whatnot, my email is llowarinaiyumell@gmail.com. Thanks for your help! 
