Music

How to Make an Electric Cigar Box Guitar for $25 Total build (not including glue dry time) took about 3 hours for this guitar. I did my best to use the most inexpensive parts possible. The only tools I use to carve the neck are a knife, hand saw, and a sharp hatchet. Green wood is the easiest to carve, but you risk it splitting as it dries. I use... read more »

how to make a PVC ocarinaIn this instruructable you will learn how to make a PVC ocarina! From wikipedia; The ocarina ( /RkY�rument.[1] Variations do exist, but a typical ocarina is an enclosed space with four to twelve finger holes and a mouthpiece that projects from the body. It is often ceramic, but other materials may a... read more »

Portable Mini-LyreIntroduction- A miniature  Lyre was constructed for a contest and it had to be carried  to various schools. It was then obvious  it needed protection The lyre is similar to an earlier lyre type  that was demonstrated   in Instructable of Aug 5, 2009.     After assembly it was discovered that it was ... read more »

Tootophone Sax and Trumpet The end of the road is where you find me and my tootophones.  At Musiciansfriend.com , an alto sax sells anywhere from $250 for a student model up to around $3,800.  This tootophone sax costs about $1 to make, sounds pretty good, and is a lot easier to play.  Music departments take note.  For the ... read more »

Rubber Drum HeadsI first replaced the rawhide heads of these cheap bongo drums with X-ray film heads, which was an improvement.   (see:  http://www.instructables.com/id/X-ray-Drum-Heads )  Unfortunately, the tension hardware broke on one of the drums recently , so I replaced the head with cloth-reinforced silicone r... read more »

Building a basic lap steel guitarIn this, my first Instructable, I will attempt to chronicle the construction of a simple Lap Steel guitar. Disclaimer; power tools and sharp cutting tools will be used and I take no responsibility for people who use these things carelessly, read and understand manufacture's instructions and safety g... read more »

Tiny Tootophone The tootophone could be the People's Instrument of the 21st Century.  You don't need to learn sheet music or memorize fingering positions to play just about any melody with it.  It can easily fit into a pocket, and it only costs about 25 cents to make.  The basic 1 cc insulin syringe costs about 15... read more »

A Rule OrganBy taping thirteen rulers to a desk, each with a different amount of overhang, we have a rudimentary musical (?!?!?!?) instrument. So, how much overhang is necessary, how do we do it, and why? Well... If there's one piece of science that every kid knows, it's that twanging a ruler on the edge of th... read more »