Monocoque Flight 6
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.This experimental headless guitar, owned and played by Steve Miller, features a “monocoque” body and neck made from a hollow one-piece carbon-fiber and graphite shell. Modulus founder Geoff Gould, inspired by his background in aerospace engineering, designed this instrument, of which only about twenty were produced in guitar (Flight 6) and bass (Flight 4) versions. Gould also adapted carbon fiber and graphite to more conventional instruments, building basses and guitars with carbon-fiber-reinforced necks for artists like Flea.
Technical Description:
Hollow one-piece carbon fiber and graphite body and neck; 25 in. scale; graphite grey; headless integral neck with mother-of-pearl dot inlays; two humbucking Seymour Duncan pickups, three-way selector switch, volume and tone controls, adjustable brass bridge with tuners mounted on lower body, Modulus Graphite logo decal on lower treble bout
Technical Description:
Hollow one-piece carbon fiber and graphite body and neck; 25 in. scale; graphite grey; headless integral neck with mother-of-pearl dot inlays; two humbucking Seymour Duncan pickups, three-way selector switch, volume and tone controls, adjustable brass bridge with tuners mounted on lower body, Modulus Graphite logo decal on lower treble bout
Artwork Details
- Title: Monocoque Flight 6
- Artist: Modulus
- Artist: Steve Miller
- Date: ca. 1983
- Medium: Carbon fiber, graphite, brass, metal, plastic
- Dimensions: Length: ~32 in. (81.3 cm)
Width: ~7-8 in. (17.8-20.3 cm)
Depth: ~1 1/2 (3.8 cm)
Weight: 4-6 lbs. - Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
- Credit Line: Courtesy of Steve Miller
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments