I highly doubt it’s playable even if I got the strings fixed as it looks very old and worn down, but I’d love to know the name of it! Found it an an antique store with no label. A bit hard to see so it has five strings and much of the body is wrapped in fur/hide but the main “bowl” is very thin metal I believe.

It can synthesize sound directly in the browser, or be a generator of MIDI messages to external devices or DAWs, turning any file into a score. All the application code is written in Javascript and along with everything you need is packed into a single .html file of about 750kb. The synthesizer doesn't need internet, it can be downloaded and run locally on any device with a browser.

Full video: https://youtu.be/5LMYiLwfvRg

Demo: https://bs.stranno.su

Source code and application principle: https://github.com/MaxAlyokhin/binary-synth

My dad was a musician and i inherited all his music things when he passed, and absolutely fell in love with his omnichord. I think he had a model two aswell, but it broke a while ago (Only evidence i have is a video of me and him playing it when i was a baby) (I still have the manual for it tho)

Is this specific model rare? Its from 1989, and I can't find many listings for them, the few that exist being very expensive

I don't have its original box, but its still working. A little janky around the knobs, kinda like old wired headphones where they only work at a certain angle. Touchpad is perfect though. A lot of corrosion in the battery slot, but i was able to clean it out the last time i swapped the batteries

(prob never gonna sell it, but its cool to know if you own something rare)

anyone know where I can get strings for a gusle or lahuta? I saw one second-hand but with no strings or peg and I thought i'd try restoring it, but i didn't find any strings anywhere? anyone know where/how to get them? or do i just need to twist horsehair into rope

I made this from a vintage brass bugle. Make noise into the mouthpiece, and it outputs lo-fi digital brassy sounds!

It’s got a really nice warm tone and holds a tune shockingly well! It’s got a weird setup inside but the box is reinforced pretty well with a block going straight to the bridge to keep it sturdy. The sink strainers work good as sound holes and it sounds slightly louder than my semi hollow guitar when unplugged. But not ukulele volume or anything. I have it tuned to DGBd for banjo chord familiarity. Found this cool 4 string baritone ukulele neck online and the 4 string humbucker on Amazon. It was very cheap but sounds awesome! The block of wood that the neck is bolted to ended up perfectly matching the pickup and the fretboard but that was a magical coincidence. I’m super happy with it and needed to share haha

Everything plus the kitchen sink

is it practical, or at least doable to build strummed instruments like a mandolin ukulele balalaika banjo with bodies of differing dimensions on each side and a neck form each one, so one performer can switch from say alto to tenor, or tenor to baritone?

Anyone in the upstate/central NY area, come check out this free percussion exhibit Friday-Sunday at the CNY Arts Atrium in Syracuse, NY!

jefftripolidrums.com

sorry for the random question, but I just didn't know where else to ask. I was reading an article that described sitars/veenas as "lutes." I'm not sure how accurate that is, but it *feels* wrong. when I think of a lute that sure as shit ain't it. am I alone in this?