Instruments from trash
By Andrew Gregory. Posted
This article was originally published as part of HackSpace magazine, which has since been incorporated into Raspberry Pi Official Magazine.
Admit it; is a lot of fun to make music. Even more fun, however, is to make your own musical instrument from trash, impressing your friends and complete strangers. A fair warning though, making your own musical instruments is highly addictive!
We got in touch with Loek Vellekoo To find out a bit more about these intruments. This is what he had to say
I made this kalimba (a part of the lamellophone family), from some leaf-rake tines and hacksaw blades. Alternatively, I have used car dipsticks, road-sweeper bristles, bicycle spokes, windshield wipers, and sewer springs before. You can make anything create sound! An added bonus when you invent a new instrument: you are instantly the best-’name instrument here’-player in the world.
You can see more of his work at https://www.loekvellekoop.com/
Features Editor Andrew trawls the internet for Cool Stuff while keeping the magazine running smoothly.
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