STRINGED INSTRUMENTS

FALL 2008

We can classify the stringed instruments made by the class in Fall 2008 according to the conventional instruments they most resemble.

Lutes

Nick Eakes called his instrument the Tysonophone.It is played with a slide like a pedal steel guitar.

Sonya Rice's Sneezonator uses a tissue box for the body.

Nick Beeson's Classitar combines a metal tissue box with a classical guitar neck.

Madison Bullard used an electromagnetic driver to vibrate the drone string of his Dronophone while he played the other string with a slide.It sounds rather like a sitar.

Jordan Best's Canjo has a paint can for a resonator and a cardboard top and bridge.The strings are weed trimmer string, rubber bands, and cotton string. Nails in the can give a buzzing effect to some of the strings.

Sam Kritchevsky used a pencil for the soundpost of his Viol da Squeeze.You have to squeeze the instrument with your elbow to hold it together.

Quetrell Hayward used a broom for the neck of his Q-tar.

An ax handle provides the neck for Ford Combs' Ax.

Jeff O'Regan made his Umbrola from a shoebox and lots of duct tape.

The Siren that Clarke Gottwald made has a firefighter's hat for a resonating chamber.

Harps

Maggie Attayak made Bings from different sizes of soda bottles..

Amanda Makarevich made liberal use of pencils in making her Bottle Board Guitar.

The Elastico made by Sami Card uses rubber bands for the strings.

Derek Svendsen's Quatrocord does not have a resonating chamber, rather like the 2x4 cello.

Austin Conklin used a lot of pushpins in making the Cardboard Conundrum.

The two pieces of Alex Jakubsen's Stretch Harp (or Warble Harp) are not connected to each other.

Hannah Gavin's diminutive Rickish uses hair elastics for strings and has an adjustable bridge.

Bucket bass

Phil Hamilton's Bucket Tenor is in a class by itself.