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Music to my ears! (was: Re: Build-a-Bot)
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lugnet.inst
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Fri, 2 Aug 2002 15:24:08 GMT
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> In lugnet.inst, Henry Lim writes:
> Anyways, here's a little preview of the first sounds being played on my LEGO
> musical instrument:
> http://www.henrylim.org/Arpeggio.MPG
This is absolutely *too* cool, Henry! Yeah, I've got Brickenrocker *minifig*
guitars, but now I'm thinking I want to build one for *ME*!
Aside from the pegs, did you need to glue anywhere else to withstand string
tension?
-John
BTW, is your harpsichord a Steineway? ;-D
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 | | Re: Music to my ears! (was: Re: Build-a-Bot)
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| So far, other than melting the holes for the tuning pegs, I haven't used any glue. Apart from that and the strings, it's all LEGO. Currently, I'm testing the reliability of the tuning. It's been holding quite well... -Henry (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.inst)
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| Firstly, I want to clarify that I'm building a harpsichord, not a piano. (The harpsichord is a predecessor to the piano). The tension of the 61 strings on my LEGO harpsichord is about 325 lbs. The tension of over 200 strings on a piano is about (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.inst)
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