I just saw an awesome list of homemade instrument Instructables on a music blog called Terrible Love Songs - check it out!

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I've been in a couple of bands and have always tinkered with the idea of making my own instruments. Unfortunately they have never held together for long enough to take photos of (that's the bands and the instruments).

Here are 6 instruments that don't look impossible to make and could start you off on your journey to discover the talent within.

A Rule Organ
"Hold the rule to the desk as tightly as possible to produce the best audio fidelity (read: twang) possible."

Miniature Washtub Bass Made From Office Supplies
"This is a great time killer and will probably annoy your co-workers (unless they've already made one themselves!)"

Lap Steel Guitar out of a Pool Cue Case
"string her up and plug her in! You'll need to play her using a guitar slide, or, to complete that bar room blues look, a shot glass."

Cookie Tin Tambourine (Good name for a band)
"Just find someone to join you in eating the cookies and emptying the bottles and it will be a very enjoyable evening."

Horn From A Drinking Straw
"The sounds produced range from a duck call to a flagulent."

Cookie Tin Banjo
"These banjos are fretless. I was surprised how easy they were to play."

How To Write A Song
"Even if the world doesn't get to hear it, you'll know that you did good work, and that's fulfilling enough to be well worth the attempt. Right?"

How To Rap
"like snoop dawg lol so to rap you need little diction and not a lot of pronunciation"

Now you have no excuses. If you do manage to become famous (or not), please remember where you came from and post a video in the comments box.