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Doc-o-rock and his cigar box guitars

Doc-o-rock and his cigar box guitars

Steampunk Workshop has a photo piece on cigar box guitar maker Mark Melchior (Hot Springs, Arkansas): …he searches local antique shops for older boxes to build these one of a kind pieces. Most boxes he chooses are pre-30’s and are solid wood. They feature skeleton keys for bridges and key escutcheons for sound holes. The […]

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Handmade Music Night is this night!

Create Digital Music, Etsy, and MAKE join forces to bring to life another night of audio-crafting delight – July 8th @ the Etsy Labs. Come see a myriad of sound-bearing ideas made real – Chiptune game-music Wireless sensor driven sound Wii balance board instrumentation Custom software for sound-mutation Experimental MIDI controllers of oddity If you’re […]

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USB-powered page turner

USB-powered page turner

This guitar player built a USB-powered pedal switch (with conductive fabric switches) for hands-free scrolling/paging while he’s playing guitar. USB Pedal Page Turner – Link

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Robotic drum teacher

Robotic drum teacher

A device for “recording” and “playing back” drumstick motions involved in percussion performance. It is being used in a serious of experiments designed to test the effect of physical guidance on motor learning. HAptic GUidance System (HAGUS) – Link

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