""It was very challenging to attach cello strings to the cello, but I wanted the authenticity for the piece," says LEGO brick artist Nathan Sawaya. Sawaya only uses rectangular LEGO bricks—7000 of them for the cello. "I use this as a medium because I enjoy seeing people's reactions to artwork created from something with which they are familiar," he says."
nothing showing him playing it on his website, although there's a couple of photos showing him holding a bow close to it. However, GravityJim is right, bringing those strings anywhere near the right pitch would tear the sculpture apart.
On his website he only has some images where he is sitting at a playing position with the cello and a bow made of lego bricks. That's still not "playing" the cello, as the strings would just destroy the cello well before they were tuned, as someone else commented below.
since the strings are up, it's likely it can. All professional lego artists, such as the ones at legoland glue each brick together, so depening on the glue, it could be played
Its So COOL!
Sarah7cat8lover 4 months ago
Do you have directions on how to make?
I would love to build one for my son.
ChefMommy2142 8 months ago
amazing!!!
Alehhhhhhandro 8 months ago
instructions please??? he got a website?
casenova0 11 months ago
nooo wayy O_O
helion18 1 year ago
IT DID ONLY TAKE 45 SEC TO BUILD THAT THING xDD
AnimeYaoiMad 1 year ago 3
Quote from popularmechanics dot c o m:
""It was very challenging to attach cello strings to the cello, but I wanted the authenticity for the piece," says LEGO brick artist Nathan Sawaya. Sawaya only uses rectangular LEGO bricks—7000 of them for the cello. "I use this as a medium because I enjoy seeing people's reactions to artwork created from something with which they are familiar," he says."
So yes it's actually playable.. :-P
theemperorofkings 1 year ago
Immagine If you dropped that thing. That would be a lego tactical nuke.
GravityTrash 1 year ago
omg i wanna make one!
MagicMirrorOnTheWall 1 year ago
is it reall playable? LOL XD
crazy4webkinz1 1 year ago
is it reall playable? LOL XD
crazy4webkinz1 1 year ago
saw it in lubic texas
jonahstutorials 1 year ago
suprise symphony by haydn? nice choice of music haha
nubletcake 1 year ago
wow!
silentmargot 1 year ago
mindblowing... ^o^
Derrymaine148 1 year ago
awsome cello!
Tformers3 2 years ago
lol mines just wood XD
ZZgS 2 years ago 21
@ZZgS ikr i feel so lame now
puppylove590 4 months ago
hes got a world-record
Mr1996Madness 2 years ago
cool
TheKarrolin 2 years ago
he has done an interview about this cello It's playable but it sounds somewhat different and it looks sturdy enough to not break of the tension.
livedandletdie 2 years ago
The artist has played it. Go look at his website.
astreastar 2 years ago
nothing showing him playing it on his website, although there's a couple of photos showing him holding a bow close to it. However, GravityJim is right, bringing those strings anywhere near the right pitch would tear the sculpture apart.
vladimirwaltham 2 years ago
On his website he only has some images where he is sitting at a playing position with the cello and a bow made of lego bricks. That's still not "playing" the cello, as the strings would just destroy the cello well before they were tuned, as someone else commented below.
jujehmufeh 2 years ago
Well done!
SuperArtMom 2 years ago
It can't be played... the string tension would crush it long before the strings came to pitch.
GravityJim 2 years ago 15
@GravityJim What if you use superglue?
troy1002x 1 year ago 2
@GravityJim
since the strings are up, it's likely it can. All professional lego artists, such as the ones at legoland glue each brick together, so depening on the glue, it could be played
ndu192 1 year ago
I'd love to hear how it sounds! Pretty please :)
willowdragonheart 2 years ago 2
Neat! Too bad is it obviously not functional... :-(
JSBasss 2 years ago
Yes, yes, we want to hear the sound of this instrument!
Cello out of LEGO vid #2!
^.^
signofthetimes 2 years ago
cello playing demo video please :)
beadyslay 2 years ago
hey! i was gonna say that :)
FierceDeity33 2 years ago
Somebody finally made one
MisterMulluc 2 years ago
that was awesome lol i always wanted a cello!!
Simpsonfreak1 2 years ago
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willisman56 2 years ago
nice
what a cellist
JMacU 2 years ago
awesome
Neuronix0401 2 years ago
The master does it again. Bravo!
courtneyleedbw 2 years ago
Brilliant.
willisman56 2 years ago
wenn es kein fejk währe
inzestparasit 2 years ago