Adachi Tomomi is a Japanese musician and sound poet. Make has covered his Tupperware synths before - his lower-tech work like the Tomoring is even more
Viola by Dmitry Badiarov, badiarovviolins.com
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If you have an old toolbox filled with rusting spanners (Wrenches) why not get yourself some new ones and make something amazing with the old ones! I have scoured the web looking for the best things to make and do with old spanners & wrenches, are here are ten of the very best of them...
The Irish Rover
Vintage 1970s 1000' dual roll 16mm film can; red oak neck; walnut and jatoba peg head with maple stripes; jatoba fret board with maple dots; carved maple &…
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ukulele, single string, killer-uke, killer instruments, qkulele, handmade, unique musical instruments, finest material, great precision and care, innovative features, electronics, amps, kits
Gourd Banjos by Patrick Loafman
Car lap guitar with bottleneck holder, (using the other crutch), 3strings, zither pins and homemade box
This is the reason I haven't been posting to Flickr much in the past month or two- my new gourd banjo. Made by Barry Sholder from Georgia, this one is #034. A fantastic instrument with an especially great low end! The gourd banjo is a precursor to the modern banjo, and it typically played using the techniques that were handed down to the clawhammer style (as opposed to the bluegrass 3 finger picking style). I like to think of it as a missing link, showing the connection of African instruments and musicians to the roots of American music.
Tough times and insatiable ingenuity combined to create a distinctly American musical instrument.
Cigar Box Guitar With Hidden Whiskey Mini-Bar: Cigar Box Guitars (CBG's) have become very popular in the past few years. My theory is that it is due to two things: the economic downturn and the emergence of the hipster culture. CBG's are very cheap to build. And they are fun to play while sippin…
Если обратиться не к словесной, а к звуковой ткани русских былин, то она предстанет перед нами довольно насыщенной и насыщенной, прежде всего, гусельным звоном и гудением гудков. На первый в... 9 фото
I finally got the chance to meet Al of The Factory Throwouts along with Shane Speal at the First Dispensing Co. last night. It was Al's idea to start the con…
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Hi there, I've made a few CBGs but just got my hands on an excellent, large, rectangular tin that is begging to become a guitar. I was just wondering what, if…
In his pottery studio in Weaverville, near Asheville, NC, Rob Mangum has a wood shop. Rob has a history in both ceramics and woodworking. In the late '70s and early '80s, Rob's father, Rob Sr., had an instrument building workshop adjacent to Bet's pottery studio. Rob Jr. grew up with access to both the wood shop and th
Art site Booooooom, in concert with MTV and Sony, invites musical makers to submit their best homemade creations. See (and hear) some of them here.
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