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musical instruments (33 articles)

turntable rider for cogoo
technology | 04.11.12
developed by interaction artist toshiyuki sugai to encourage bike sharing practices in japan, three add-on pieces convert bicycles into DJ consoles, permitting live-mixing by riding, jumping, and performing stunts.
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skeletal RP guitar
technology | 03.29.12
3D-printed guitars may not be new but the tendon-like skeletal design of this rapid prototyped instrument by one.61 design studio is visually interesting, as well as fully customizable.
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ministar travel guitars
technology | 12.06.11
the result of extensive research by an american instrument designer, 'ministar' travel guitars offer the sound of rock, jazz, or acoustic guitars in a miniaturized form that lacks a body.
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damien hirst + flea: spun bass guitars
design | 12.03.11
a collection of limited edition spun painted guitars created with profits benefiting the youth and musical community of los angeles.
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brian chan: laser-cut folding ukelele
design | 11.23.11
construct this laser-cut bamboo ukulele in less than a day. bring it anywhere to entertain yourself and your friends!
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room-sized electric guitar
design | 11.02.11
an inhabitable instrument, the 8 meter long guitar explores the connections between architecture, art, and sound.   
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poietic studio: floating orchestra
art | 10.09.11
the sound of the electronic orchestra is controlled by the height of nineteen plastic balls as they levitate above an air compressor.
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pangenerator: dodecaudion
technology | 09.09.11
the spatial audiovisual controller allows artists to perform live electronic music using expressive gestures and movement of whole body, instead of pushing buttons and turning knobs.
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d-touch audio sequencer
technology | 09.07.11
the audio sequencer and drum machine functions via webcam tracking of printable markers that users can paste onto any small object, enabling the realtime recording and looping of tracks.
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ronald van der meijs: parthenocarp
art | 09.04.11
resembling an oversized hurdy-gurdy, the mechanical instrument changes its tones based on the growth of cucumbers, to which the device's strings are attached.
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paz brouk: glass bell instrument
design | 08.10.11
the instrument creates its unusual sound from the movement and interaction of materials as users shift and tilt a water-filled glass bowl along a hanging rope.
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axel boman and the radioactive orchestra
technology | 06.29.11
the 'radioactive orchestra' converts the gamma energies of decaying materials into sound frequencies. the project website invites users to explore the data and create their own 'radioactive' musical compositions.
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gTar digital guitar

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