Multichord

The Multichord musical instrument is an acoustic stringed instrument with a single string, constructed from wood, a hard drive, 20-lb monofilament, and assorted electronic components. It was the culmination of a project to build an acoustic instrument capable of playing multiple notes without fretting or manual, time-consuming retuning. The Multichord achieves this by attaching a hard drive read/write head assembly between the resonant string and a tensioning spring to adjust the tension of the instrument's string. Careful adjustment was made to the tension of both the string and the spring with the hard drive head in a neutral, unpowered position to ensure a bipolar application of voltage within the safety ratings of the hard drive's coil could cause the string to cover a full musical octave. In the end, the Multichord was tuned to a C-major scale (no flats or sharps) running from A at 220Hz through (but not including) A at 440Hz.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• hard
• drive
• musical
• instrument
• multichord
• cemetech
• kerm
• martian
• christopher
• mitchell

[hamishprogeria]

hilarious, so much effort for such a crap sound

[drakesolar]

well... just a little working on the timbre might get the job done

[myxomatosized]

C at 440? isn't 440 A?

[rasputinsghost]

lol mitchell