By Marc Jacquier

Powered by three states of matter (excluding plasma), a violin (solid), a clarinet (gas), and a hydraulophone (liquid) come together to produce this unique version of “Summertime.” Steve Mann (center) is the inventor of the modern hydraulophone.

Another wonderful homemade instrument from Ranjit on vimeo. The pitch of the note is controlled by a solenoid motor which changes the tension of the wire as it is strummed by an automatic strummer. Check out Ranjit’s actual website at moonmilk.com

From Ranjit on Vimeo comes a very strange instrument. From Ranjit:

Simple automatic instruments are constructed from local materials and objects on site. The system learns the sounds it can make by trying out its instruments, and then uses its range of sounds to try to reproduce the rhythmic and melodic qualities of sounds such [...]