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The Weekly Play Challenge: Musical instruments!

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This Week's Play Challenge:  Musical Instruments!
(make, modify or embellish any musical instrument or musical accessory)


Loads of great musical instruments and music inspired projects! Thanks to all who entered their awesome projects, the dilberation was tough.
Make sure you check out the new Weekly Play Challenge: Pranks!

1st Place

Electronic Candle Noisemaker by noahh

Deadline:
All entries must be published and posted in the comments below posted by 11:59pm September 4, 2011 PST
Contest is now closed.


Prizes:
25 entries tier: Personal Sound Track t-shirt + 1 year Pro Membership + Instructables t-shirt + Sugru pack
50 entries tier: SX-150 Analog Synthesizer Kit + 1 year Pro Membership + Instructables t-shirt + Sugru pack
100 entry tier: Thingamagoop 2 + 1 year Pro Membership + Instructables t-shirt + Sugru pack

Entries


Harmonica Holster by Wasagi


The Guitar Pick Holder Bracelet of Awesomeness! by dramioneforinfinity



Brass horn repair with ice by swander


Minty Amp Attenuator by misterjohn



Zigarrocaster - My first cigar box guitar by thomas_c


Electric Funkatron: A Guitar-Style MIDI Drum Controller by lewisb42



African Kalimba (Thumb Piano) by froggy2u


Electronic Candle Noisemaker by noahh



A kazoo from a glass bottle by jamesmcgehee


Drum Pedal Straps by LegoBrickMaster7



Pigeon Fiddle by jesse.hensel


Miniature Wire Trumpet by Doganie



Functional Guitar Pick Necklace by annahowardshaw


Slap-O-Fone by veebz



39 comments
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Sep 1, 2011. 11:35 AMmikeasaurus (author) says:

Get your best tricks and gags ready, the next Weekly Play Challenge is: PRANKS!
2
Apr 26, 2012. 12:56 PMfish.fingercorp says:
Heres our interactive musical instrument "The Musical Organon" : http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Musical-Organon/
96
Apr 26, 2012. 1:16 PMmikeasaurus (author) says:
I like it, but I cannot accept this as an entry as this Challenge has closed.



Here's the Challenges that are currently open.
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Sep 4, 2011. 7:22 PMveebz says:
My entry

http://www.instructables.com/id/Slap-O-Fone/

Thank you!

Good luck everyone!
96
Sep 5, 2011. 2:00 PMmikeasaurus (author) says:
added!
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Sep 4, 2011. 2:55 PMannahowardshaw says:

Here's my contribution...

http://www.instructables.com/id/Functional-Guitar-Pick-Necklace/

Thanks!
96
Sep 5, 2011. 2:00 PMmikeasaurus (author) says:
added!
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Sep 3, 2011. 8:40 PMDoganie says:
Here's my entry: http://www.instructables.com/id/Miniature-Wire-Trumpet/
96
Sep 5, 2011. 2:00 PMmikeasaurus (author) says:
added!
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Sep 3, 2011. 5:01 PMjesse.hensel says:
Here is the link to the Pigeon Fiddle
Thanks Mike,
http://www.instructables.com/id/Pigeon-Fiddle/
96
Sep 3, 2011. 5:42 PMmikeasaurus (author) says:
added!
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Sep 3, 2011. 3:11 PMLegoBrickMaster7 says:
My entry: http://www.instructables.com/id/Drum-Pedal-Straps/
96
Sep 3, 2011. 3:54 PMmikeasaurus (author) says:
added!
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Sep 2, 2011. 10:03 PMjamesmcgehee says:
http://www.instructables.com/id/A-kazoo-from-a-glass-bottle/
im loving these awesome instructables
enter my glass bottle kazoo please! :D
96
Sep 3, 2011. 8:28 AMmikeasaurus (author) says:
added!
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Aug 30, 2011. 4:31 AMvishalapr says:
aww...no international entries for this challenge either...
Sep 3, 2011. 7:42 AMfire_drakon117 says:
Pay for shpping and you can use mine
35
Sep 3, 2011. 7:52 AMvishalapr says:
How much will you cost to ship to Poland?
1
Aug 30, 2011. 3:18 PMMissChiff says:
All you need is to find someone with a US address that will ship it to you! Ask in the forums.
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Sep 1, 2011. 7:24 PMnoahh says:
Here is my entry.
96
Sep 2, 2011. 9:05 AMmikeasaurus (author) says:
added!
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Sep 1, 2011. 6:08 PMfroggy2u says:
Froggy2u entered an African Kalimba (Thumb Piano)...check it out!!
96
Sep 1, 2011. 6:56 PMmikeasaurus (author) says:
added!
4
Sep 1, 2011. 4:09 PMlewisb42 says:
My entry:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Electric-Funkatron/

Thanks for looking!
96
Sep 1, 2011. 6:54 PMmikeasaurus (author) says:
added!
2
Sep 1, 2011. 5:35 AMthomas_c says:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Zigarrocaster-My-first-cigar-box-guitar/
96
Sep 1, 2011. 8:35 AMmikeasaurus (author) says:
added!
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Aug 31, 2011. 2:29 AMmisterjohn says:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Minty-Amp-Attenuator/
96
Aug 31, 2011. 10:14 AMmikeasaurus (author) says:
added!
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Aug 31, 2011. 5:09 AMsplazem says:
Does the contest end on the 4th or 5th?
96
Aug 31, 2011. 10:06 AMmikeasaurus (author) says:
11:59 Sunday September 4th PST.
Plenty of time still, giddy'up!
1
Aug 30, 2011. 7:34 PMswander says:
Ok. Im in! add this please.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Brass-horn-repair-with-ice/
96
Aug 30, 2011. 7:39 PMmikeasaurus (author) says:
added!
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Aug 30, 2011. 6:18 PMdramioneforinfinity says:
I have an entry: http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Guitar-Pick-Holder-Bracelet-of-Awesomeness/

Hope more people enter!
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Aug 30, 2011. 6:34 PMmikeasaurus (author) says:
added!
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Aug 30, 2011. 7:57 AMWasagi says:
Neat!
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Aug 30, 2011. 12:31 PMWasagi says:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Harmonica-Holster/
96
Aug 30, 2011. 2:15 PMmikeasaurus (author) says:
added!
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Aug 30, 2011. 5:46 PMWasagi says:
Hooray!

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