Lunchbox Violin
The violin, an instrument high in complexity yet can be made from simple objects; a lunchbox, a fork, a 3-d printed bridge and an old piece of wood. We started our violin by bending the fork making it a "fine tuner" to hold the strings. After that we drilled it and attached it to the side of our lunchbox. We also found pieces of wood that ,with the help of Music&Arts, we turned into a neck with tuners (A.K.A tuning pegs). Finally, we drilled the neck attaching it to the lunchbox. That was how the body was made, next, to make it functional, we strung it with regular violin half-size strings and used a 3-D printed bride.
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Shovel Guitar
Our 100% upcycled instrument. We started off with a dust tray and a leg from a table that we put together to make a shovel. We created a bridge that was made from a discarded metal piece that was drilled with 6 holes 1 cm apart (however only one is needed because only one string will be used). We attached it to the end of the dust pan using hot glue to prevent the dustpan from breaking. Then we made a nut from an old piece of wood that was sanded down from one side in a semi-circular form and chiseled from the other to hold the string. After finishing the nut, we took measurements from an actual guitar to determine the location of the nut and the frets. The frets were drawn and the nut was glued using hot glue/wood glue. For the tuner (A.K.A. tuning peg), we used a tuner from an old broken ukulele to hold our string. A hole was driller to insert the tuner then that area was sanded down to fit the depth, lastly, we attach the tuner. After everything was put together, we strung the guitar using a classic high E string (which is preferable because classic ones have lower string tension and the high e string is primitive with its songs).
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Lazy Susan/ BBQ drum
One of the simplest yet most affective percussion instruments we made. We started off with a plastic Lazy Susan that was on its way to the landfill and a metal grill top that was found at a football stadium after the Dallas Cowboys game. We sanded the sides of the Lazy Susan and dented the sides of the gill with pliers to glue it on top of the Lazy Susan. In order to glue both pieces to each other we used 5-minutes epoxy, taped to assure pressure then placed under a table for 24-48 hours. Lastly, we took off the tape and started jamming!!
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Box Drum/Cajon
Our popular box drum was made using old kitchen cabinets, discarded wood and plywood, springs, screws, and, yes, a toilet seat. We started by using the wood to make a frame or the skeleton of the drum. After the frame was made, we added kitchen cabinets all around except for two sides and the top and bottom. We cut out a circle to put the toilet seat on the back then covered the top with a toilet seat cover. As we left the bottom open, we covered the last side with a sheet of plywood to be played on. Lastly, springs were added inside to give it a sense of percussion.
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Tin Can Ukulele
We started off with a broken ukulele where we took the bridge out and the neck. We then found an old tin cookie box around 7 in. In diameter. We attached the bridge by creating a hole in the can the side of the bride, inserted supporting "beams" and glued the front to the cookie box. Then, we glued the neck to the side of the box then strung and tuned the ukulele.
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Bucket Drums
One of the easiest drums, instructions provided in the link below.
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Styrodrum
Our stryrodrum is as easy as one, two, three...literally...1) styrofoam 2) old picture frame 3) discarded x-ray film. We start of with the styrofoam box and find a picture frame that matches its perimeter. We used styrofoam because we desire to upcycle it especially due to the fact that it's not biodegradable making it a threat to our environment. After we find a picture frame, we glue the x-ray to its bottom (after the back of the frame and its glass are removed). For glueing, we start on one side, then stretch and glue to keep it tense. Lastly, we glue it using hot glue to the styrofoam (this should be a fast step since the hot glue can melt the styrofoam).
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Tarp drum
For our tarp drum we used a discarded metal basket, an old broken clock's frame and tarp. We start of by cutting the huge piece of tarp to a smaller sheet that fits the metal basket. We tightened the tarp around the basket then screwed it to holes that were already in the basket. After everything was tight and perfectly screwed in, we used the clock frame to secure everything inside the drum and saving the tension.
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