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One Guitar to Rule Them All
by Carolyn Schwaar Feb 5, 2026
This 3D printed Lord of the Rings guitar is fit for Gandalf on tour.

In a dazzling blend of fantasy fandom and cutting-edge fabrication, Olaf Diegel, who runs the additive manufacturing program at the Univ. of Auckland and has a side gig making custom guitars, just debuted this Iceman-style electric guitar called “Faerlind" (Elvish for music of the soul, of course). It's nylon 12 printed on a Voxeljet VX1000 selective laser sintering system and painted matte silver.

About the Author:
Carolyn is All3DP’s senior editor and a journalist with 25+ years covering business and technology. Passionate about making tech accessible, her work also appears on Forbes.com.

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