Category Archives: Instruments

I’m working on a few decently big things at the moment, which means lots of glues and varnishes and waiting for things to dry. Today I came up with this quick thing made from a pool cue and a quick box I threw together with staples ’cause I didn’t want to wait for anymore glueContinue reading “The Bendolele!”

This one’s quite fun, It’s a sort-of-a-harp made from a bronze flower pot, a metal tube from a mop handle and various bolts and wires and things. aaaaaaaaaaaand it sounds like this:

Not everything works… and as a jesture of honesty I shall ocassionally post a mini gallery of MegaFails. Here’s the first batch! Bamboo Jew Harp sounded like this:  Phllummp Acoustic Guitar Piano Hammers sounded like this: RAAR RAAR RAAR   Pringle Tube Hurdy-Gurdy sounded like this: gggnnnghhhrrrhhgggnnnnnh  

I’ve had this one finished for a while now, but my computer at home has been destroyed by monsters so haven’t been able to get online in a while. I can’t upload any sound samples at work but I can assure you this sounds awesome! I used the insides of a computer speaker connected to a 9VContinue reading “The Inbuilt SquidAmpSpeaker Combo Tinjo!”

I didn’t have any way of playing my mp3 player in my office. I have an awesome old boombox that plays tapes and radio but it’s far too awesome to try and take apart. This was my 5 minute solution… There’s 3 computer speakers inside and one speaker from a long forgotten source ontop, allContinue reading “Pringle tube Speaker”

I’ve been wanting to get more into creating sound sculptures and things that can play themselves, so I knocked together this quick prototype for an idea I had using wind to pluck strings. http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fvulpestruments%2Fwindjo&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=961400 I used 4 dessert pots to act as a windmill that turns a metal rod with the plucking device attached. IContinue reading “The Windjo”

This one surprised the hell out of me! I had a plastic desert bowl and a violin string so threw together a prototype to get them together. I’m no violinist, I’ve managed some horrible squeaks and squeals on them before, but this was quite easy to get a good sound out of… Try and guessContinue reading “The Monolin”