It even uses lego technic parts.
Marble instrument machine.
Completing the marble machine x compose record and release the marble.
Between december 2014 and march 2016 the band uploaded several youtube videos featuring martin molin documenting the construction of a music box that uses marbles to play instruments.
As the devices cycles it activates a vibraphone bass kick drum cymbal and other instruments that play a score programmed into a 32 bar loop comprised of lego technic parts.
The instrument is built largely from wood and is operated by a perplexing array of manually operated pulleys gears and levers.
Inspired by the marble machine subculture who knew martin molin has designed an incredible instrument.
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The marble machine is a handmade music box that powers a kick drum bass vibraphone and other instruments using a hand crank and 2 000 marbles.
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The marbles are moved internally through the machine using funnels pulleys and tubes.
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The wintergartan marble machine built by swedish musician martin molin and filmed by hannes knutsson is a hand made music box that powers a kick drum bass vibraphone and other instruments using a hand crank and 2 000 marbles.
The machine is powered by a hand crank.
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The wintergartan marble machine itself is a work of art after designing a blueprint for it using 3d software molin meticulously crafted almost every piece of the rube goldberg type instrument.