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Tree Speakers

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The first test the speakers got were at an art exhibition for the work that the Elm Tree Project had produced and I am happy to report that they sounded amazing!  The quality of sound and heart warming sense of accomplishment that comes from building your own speakers never ceases to amaze me, let alone when they're constructed from something as unique as the branches of several hundred year old elm tree.

The speakers were recently shipped across the country from storage at my folks home in New York to my home in Oakland, CA.  They now reside happily in my living room and are my main speakers.  Their entry back into my life was the inspiration that I needed to write this Instructable.  Hopefully this Instructable will inspire someone else to make a pair of speakers out of something else unique and interesting, and the cycle of creativity will propel itself forward into the future spreading joy and ingenuity. 

I'm very proud of them, and to this day, even after all the different things I've made, these unique tree speakers remain one of my favorites.

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Oct 9, 2011. 3:39 PMtbailey103 says:
This is amazing! I think I'm going to make a surround sound system using this method. As long as I have a surround sound stereo (like the one in your picture, it should all work, correct?
Oct 7, 2010. 7:53 AMandrewpurnelluk says:
FANTASTIC - IM GOING TO MAKE A HOME THEATRE SYSTEM ALONG THESE LINES - GREAT JOB FROM DORSET UK
May 18, 2010. 2:21 PMRelientOwl says:
Are they heavy? I would think they are.
 
May 2, 2010. 8:05 AMskwoorl says:
THIS WAS A VERY INSPIRING INTRUCTABLE! I havemade many home decore items from the logs harvested from our property and will definitely be adding tree speakers to my list. Thank you for the idea, and the how to.
Apr 8, 2010. 7:04 PMapo1l0 says:

The only thing that I can think of that would make these any better and at the same time cooler would have to be wooden cone drivers, and yes they make them.  Truely awesome speakers though.

Apr 8, 2010. 8:46 AMAustinMiniMan says:
Awesome Speakers, but wow...Your home is really barren. You need some art, or a rug, or... something.
Apr 8, 2010. 8:37 AMchriskendall1 says:
Very nice!
Apr 8, 2010. 7:23 AMsteve1911 says:
When I saw this my first thought was:  "why hasn't anyone thought of this before?"   This is a really neat idea, and an excellent instructable.
Apr 2, 2010. 1:11 AMviejarras says:
 awesome!

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