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Coconut Speaker

Loudspeaker gets mounted into an empty coconut shell. Second life for the shell, improved sound from the speaker.

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Step 1Gather materials

One speaker. 2" dia, which I was using to listen to the output of a few experimental audio amplifiers intended for alarm and warning sounds. Volume was more important than fidelity, so some sort of a resonant enclosure was indicated. It measured about 7.5 ohms with my HiOki digital meter.

One coconut shell. In two halves, with a clean break and no pieces missing. Large enough to accomodate the speaker inside.

One more half shell (optional) for the base, if you do not want your enclosure to roll off the desktop.

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16 comments

Feb 13, 2012. 3:31 PMJ-Five says:

I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts

Apr 13, 2009. 11:27 PMerosser says:

Anyone seen the "Milky Joe" episode of The Mighty Boosh? Creeeeeeepy...

Jul 18, 2009. 1:08 AMpoparoo4 says:

Yer i hav AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH *runs and hides in corner*

Aug 11, 2009. 5:56 PMerosser says:

I-SO-LA-TION! I-SO-LA-TION!

Aug 1, 2011. 7:22 PMThe nerdling says:

my favorite episode.
"can this thig go any faster?!!!!!'
"aw, i got a stich!"

Apr 15, 2008. 8:33 AMStrangeRover says:

Now you can play Jared- the butcher of song!

Apr 7, 2007. 9:44 AMPetervG says:

I have a hollowed coconut shell cut in 2. I use them to make the Monty Python horse sounds like in the Holy Grail. "You're not a real horse, you know. What? You're not a real horse. You're two coconut shell halves, and they banged you together to make the sound of horses' hooves. So?"

Apr 7, 2007. 2:01 PMMitten says:

But coconuts are tropical! This is a temperate zone!

Apr 7, 2007. 11:08 PM

CameronSS says:

A swallow could have carried it...

Jun 3, 2007. 1:46 PMTrust_in_Dust says:

what, an african swallow?

Oct 3, 2007. 8:39 PMeriklares says:

actually, i think it mightve been an albatross

Apr 7, 2007. 11:10 PMMitten says:

God I just realized how much we're mutilaing these quotes. Also, nice job on the speakers, very original.

Oct 3, 2007. 8:38 PMeriklares says:

i don't like coconuts, do orange skins work?

Jul 2, 2007. 11:11 AM!Andrew_Modder! says:

sweet.

Apr 24, 2007. 7:28 PMicedog515 says:

those thingies look weerd but theyr cool

Apr 7, 2007. 8:42 AMcastcase1 says:

Nice shell, is it a speaker amp? Or, just a shell.
It looks really awesome :)

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