iiradned wrote:This vid is a fav of mine. But the machine itself has been retired as it could basically play just that one piece of music, could play the music perfectly all the way through. The video was filmed over 2 months and then edited the best takes together.
Martin is building a new machine, better designed and constructed, programmable, capable of a wider range of sounds.
I think that one was programmable, as much as a player piano. Those pegs put in the endless chain could do it.
Easily programmable, now
that is a different matter. And it did not look like it would travel well.
It would make one hell of an exhibit, though it'd have to be protected from eager fingers. If it was displayed working, I pity the curator taking care of it. The Exploratorium had working exhibits, about two-thirds of which worked at any given moment. The other third were being repaired and tweaked by the large staff in charge of exhibits. This fella would be a frequent visitor to the shop.