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There are some that enjoy the human element of a musical performance, delighting in the unique way an artist teases the desired sound from their instruments. Then there are those …read more Continue reading Jangle Box Plucks Strings At the Press of a Button
There are some that enjoy the human element of a musical performance, delighting in the unique way an artist teases the desired sound from their instruments. Then there are those …read more Continue reading Jangle Box Plucks Strings At the Press of a Button
There are some that enjoy the human element of a musical performance, delighting in the unique way an artist teases the desired sound from their instruments. Then there are those …read more Continue reading Jangle Box Plucks Strings At the Press of a Button
String instruments have a long history in civilization, helping humans make more complex and beautiful music. We wonder what our forebears would think of this guitar strummed with 1000 picks? …read more Continue reading 1000 Picks Make for a Weird Guitar
Have you ever looked at a guitar and thought “Nah, that’s way too easy to play.”[Mattias Kranz] seems to have done, so he built the 360 Guitar, a new instrument …read more Continue reading Rotating Necked Guitar Looks Difficult To Play
[3DSage] has long been obsessed with a certain type of musical instrument after playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. It spawned a project to robotically control an ocarina, …read more Continue reading Roboticized Zelda Ocarina Plays Itself
Theremins are a bit of an odd instrument to begin with, but [AphexHenry] decided to put one where no theremin has gone before: into a baguette. The “baguetophone” is a …read more Continue reading Theremin Baguette Brings New Meaning to Breadboarding
[Victoria Shen] modifies glue-on nails to give her the ability to play vinyl records with her fingers. Details are light but from the many glamour pictures, it looks like she …read more Continue reading The Sound of Nails on Black Vinyl Records
Remember early on in the pandemic when people would don protection just short of a full hazmat suit to go out, and wore rubber gloves to the grocery store? Was …read more Continue reading Ring In the New Year with DIY Bagpipes
As a hacker community, we are no strangers to beautiful and unique musical instruments. A sympathetic nail violin built by [Nicolas Bras] is a welcome addition to the eclectic family. Working up from the simple idea of a nail in …read more