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Step 9Take a Trip to the Hardware Store
Alright, we're done with the electronics for now. The next few steps should be fairly straightforward, which is a plus considering that my photos will be fairly scant for these steps.
You'll need a few tools for these next steps, including some sort of saw and a screwdriver. I also recommend having some sand paper, though that isn't strictly necessary.
Here is the material you'll need:
- A board: Any type of wood will do. You'll want something long, say four or five feet (your instrument will be half the length of whatever board you get), fairly deep (long enough for your fingers and most of your palm to comfortably sit on), and not to thick, about 3/4 of an inch or so (so that it isn't too heavy or bulky.
- A pair of door hinges: They don't have to be fancy, they just need to swing freely without catching.
- Four small L brackets: Not too large, just the small ones which are about an inch high. Of course, as with all of these parts, look at the final goal of what the part is trying to achieve and if you can think of a simpler or more readily-availabe part to use to do the same thing, please do.
- Five small binder clips: Not the impossibly tiny kinds, but the ones that are about the width of your index finger. This controller pretty much runs on these things.
- One (or two) compression springs: Large enough to support the hinged weight of the board, but not so strog as to be too resistive to compression.
- One small extension spring: Just long enough to give the wire some give when you pull on the ribbon controller yet strong enough to keep the ribbon's tension.
- A few wood screws and washers
- A strong adhesive: It must be able to stick to both wood and plastic and resist strong vertical and lateral stress. I used a thick and malleable double-sided tape.
You'll need a few tools for these next steps, including some sort of saw and a screwdriver. I also recommend having some sand paper, though that isn't strictly necessary.
Here is the material you'll need:
- A board: Any type of wood will do. You'll want something long, say four or five feet (your instrument will be half the length of whatever board you get), fairly deep (long enough for your fingers and most of your palm to comfortably sit on), and not to thick, about 3/4 of an inch or so (so that it isn't too heavy or bulky.
- A pair of door hinges: They don't have to be fancy, they just need to swing freely without catching.
- Four small L brackets: Not too large, just the small ones which are about an inch high. Of course, as with all of these parts, look at the final goal of what the part is trying to achieve and if you can think of a simpler or more readily-availabe part to use to do the same thing, please do.
- Five small binder clips: Not the impossibly tiny kinds, but the ones that are about the width of your index finger. This controller pretty much runs on these things.
- One (or two) compression springs: Large enough to support the hinged weight of the board, but not so strog as to be too resistive to compression.
- One small extension spring: Just long enough to give the wire some give when you pull on the ribbon controller yet strong enough to keep the ribbon's tension.
- A few wood screws and washers
- A strong adhesive: It must be able to stick to both wood and plastic and resist strong vertical and lateral stress. I used a thick and malleable double-sided tape.
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