Building a Bass Guitar from a Hollow Core Door
“Upcyclist” Tim Sway experiments with building a bass guitar from a cast-off door.
musical instruments
What I Learned Building a Mechanized Spinning Musical Instrument
The hexachord is a mechanized, spinning musical instrument that creates the music of a small string ensemble.
How To Make a Guitar from a Shovel
Bob from I Like to Make Stuff shows you how to make a one-string electric guitar from a shovel
Amazing Laptop Steel Guitar Made from Skateboard Deck
A NY design and architecture duo turn a wooden skateboard deck into a laptop steel guitar
Learn Electronics from the World’s Oldest Drum Machine
A new video series uses an obsolete drum machine to teach everything from voltage to vacuum tubes.
The Wonderful Whimsical Instruments of Maywa Denki
Maywa Denki is a true delight: a unique group seemingly not of this world and who cannot be easily described. You can call them a “Nonsense Factory“—we have, and they do. If I were to conjure up an algorithm to approximate their well-played silliness, just roll together Devo, Talking Heads, OK Go, Blue Man Group, and throw in a dash of LEGO […]
Maker Camp, Week 2: Make Your Own Instruments
The fantastic projects you made for Maker Camp’s Fantasy week were out-of-this-world! Now it’s time to blow the roof off the cabin. Let’s make some noise! Gotta move on through Funkytown, where we make our own unique instruments and then jam, bam, and slam our way to the Battle of the Bands at the end […]
