musical instruments | designboom.com https://www.designboom.com/tag/musical-instruments/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Mon, 14 Nov 2022 07:47:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 ujoo+limheeyoung’s mechanical phonograph generates music from plastic waste https://www.designboom.com/art/ujoolimheeyoung-mechanical-phonograph-generates-music-plastic-waste-11-08-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/art/ujoolimheeyoung-mechanical-phonograph-generates-music-plastic-waste-11-08-2022/#respond Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:30:42 +0000 ujoo https://www.designboom.com/?p=942666

an old clock, a cordless telephone, and an egg carton create music on 'song from plastic' like a record player.

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innovative tech by steinway & sons lets the piano play itself during live-remote performances https://www.designboom.com/design/steinway-sons-innovative-tech-elbphilharmonie-live-concert-spiriocast-10-27-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/design/steinway-sons-innovative-tech-elbphilharmonie-live-concert-spiriocast-10-27-2022/#respond Wed, 26 Oct 2022 23:15:13 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=938823

designboom visited the elbphilharmonie in hamburg and relished an extraordinary remote performance, perfectly in sync with video and audio.

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retrofy your digital tunes with this vinyl player-inspired music device https://www.designboom.com/design/re-retro-player-vintage-inspired-music-device-10-21-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/design/re-retro-player-vintage-inspired-music-device-10-21-2022/#respond Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:30:50 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=937733

users can pair their phones to the 're: retro player' and enjoy their digital song library with a nostalgic twist.

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so koizumi’s intricate brass wind chime embodies fluctuating human emotion https://www.designboom.com/design/so-koizumi-brass-wind-chime-tensegrity-structure-09-16-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/design/so-koizumi-brass-wind-chime-tensegrity-structure-09-16-2022/#respond Fri, 16 Sep 2022 14:30:46 +0000 So Koizumi https://www.designboom.com/?p=928669

the brass wind chime with a tensegrity structure explores the emotional transitional state between stability and anxiety.

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korean trio designs guitar-inspired musical instrument for the visually impaired https://www.designboom.com/design/vitar-electric-guitar-inspired-musical-instrument-for-the-visually-impaired-09-07-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/design/vitar-electric-guitar-inspired-musical-instrument-for-the-visually-impaired-09-07-2022/#respond Wed, 07 Sep 2022 02:05:26 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=926491

fitted with a braille fingerboard, the 'VITAR' guitar boasts an asymmetrical shape that emphasizes the parts where it should be held.

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charles brooks photographs hidden cavernous interiors of classical musical instruments https://www.designboom.com/art/charles-brooks-photographs-interiors-classical-musical-instruments-09-06-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/art/charles-brooks-photographs-interiors-classical-musical-instruments-09-06-2022/#respond Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:20:52 +0000 Charles Brooks https://www.designboom.com/?p=926360

exploring the beauty of unseen spaces inside pianos, violins and flutes, the images render vast rooms with striking, cavernous interiors.

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two yamahas, one passion: a fusion of musical instrument and vehicle, powered by air https://www.designboom.com/design/two-yamahas-one-passion-musical-instrument-vehicle-air-08-03-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/design/two-yamahas-one-passion-musical-instrument-vehicle-air-08-03-2022/#respond Wed, 03 Aug 2022 09:20:18 +0000 Kazuya Washio https://www.designboom.com/?p=918957

the object is powered solely by air, combining the theory of sound with the complex mechanisms of a motorcycle engine.

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yamaha’s new music devices work hand-in-hand with smartphone apps https://www.designboom.com/design/yamaha-design-laboratory-stepping-out-of-the-slate-07-01-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/design/yamaha-design-laboratory-stepping-out-of-the-slate-07-01-2022/#respond Sun, 03 Jul 2022 14:08:28 +0000 Akie Hinokio https://www.designboom.com/?p=912217

meet the four prototypes that will make your music sessions feel a little more nostalgic.

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henry hanson unveils his latest musical instrument, the wood bugle cube https://www.designboom.com/design/henry-hanson-wooden-bugle-cube-06-20-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/design/henry-hanson-wooden-bugle-cube-06-20-2022/#respond Mon, 20 Jun 2022 14:15:32 +0000 Henry Hanson https://www.designboom.com/?p=909082

while the shape and material do not evoke a musical instrument in any way, both function and sound are nearly indistinguishable from a traditional bugle.

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grand orgel plays using a music box, a fusion of acoustic and electronic piano https://www.designboom.com/technology/grand-orgel-music-box-acoustic-electronic-piano-06-20-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/grand-orgel-music-box-acoustic-electronic-piano-06-20-2022/#respond Mon, 20 Jun 2022 14:05:56 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=909263

kawai musical instruments introduces grand orgel, a fusion of acoustic and electronic piano elements, with the music box company primotone.

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