Take your creations beyond the workshop and onto the stage with diy music instruments! Let us show you how these creations range from simple, basic setups that produce beautiful sounds to more complex projects that require a greater level of engineering knowledge. With these tutorials and examples, we’ll guide you on this journey to make your own musical instrument for experimental, artistic or everyday use – so whether you’re starting out new or a seasoned sound creator, come explore the wonderful world of making your own music.
Slowmotionlandscape made an Altoid tin pinhole camera, made in a hotel room, then used to take a stunning photo of Coney Island – I really like projects like this, even if you’re stuck in a hotel with just a gift shop for parts, there’s something to be made… Link.
Here’s a fun ebook from project Gutenberg – Hand Shadows To Be Thrown Upon The Wall by Henry Bursill – Link.
Here’s a fully functional LEGO vending machine, it can detect different types of coins and dispenses 3 kinds of treat, source code included – [via] – Link.
Johan made a guitar distortion pedal from an old walkman, there are not a ton of details, but looks like it would be fun to build – “..I’ve taken a walkman and converted it to a guitar distortion pedal. This was pretty easy actually, and I got the idea from the net and I wanted […]
A cigar box guitar maker experimented with making a banjo version out of an old Chevy hubcap, here are the build pages and photos – [via] Link. Related: Cigar Box Guitar. Build and play this sweet-sounding 3-string instrument in an afternoon. MAKE 04 – Page 76.
Bill sent in this DIY trumpet muting device made from an air freshener, he writes – “I recently found out that Yamaha makes a “silent brass system” with a mute that nearly silences your brass instrument, and a microphone/amp/headphone circuit so you can hear yourself play. Wow, I thought, until I saw what people were […]
Peter writes – “London’s Cybersonica sound art show is a Maker’s paradise: 3D etch-a-sketch machines that make music, motion-tracked performers as shadow puppet monsters, open-source 3D engines for sculpting sound, elaborate contraptions for recording sound onto tape, floating disco “satellites”, and lots of other goodies have invaded this London record store. Create Digital Music will […]
