instrument-a-day 20 & 21: 8-bit violin
February 22nd, 2011
A working violin made from maple and oak craft wood. The design is all 90 degree angles except the fingerboard. The tuning pegs are literally square pegs in round holes.
The thing's tuned two half-steps low until it gets used to the tension.
I have never played a violin, so many thanks to Bre Pettis who dusted off his 15-years-neglected fiddling skills to test-drive this violin! (Hey NYC violinists! Want to help test & demo this thing? Contact me.)
I hope to get all the designs uploaded to thingiverse soon – keep an eye on moonmilk.com if you're interested.
A new handmade instrument each day in February 2011 photoblog
26 Comments Add your own
1. Ad | February 22nd, 2011 at 7:18 am
Wonderful, a classical instrument, pixelated! :-)
The bridge looks like a space invader btw…
2. Marco Ceppi | February 22nd, 2011 at 11:25 am
I would love to make one – but more importantly, I would love to pay someone to make one for me :)
3. Rev. Guido S. DeLuxe | February 22nd, 2011 at 1:44 pm
this is outrageous! i love it… 8)
and, i look forward to design plans… i’ve got my workshop up and running now… ;)
4. Playable 8 Bit Violin - m&hellip | February 23rd, 2011 at 12:10 am
[...] Bhatnagar built this playable 8 bit violin as part of his Instrument-A-Day project this month. I was hoping it would only play square waves at [...]
5. El violín de 8bits no su&hellip | February 23rd, 2011 at 6:10 am
[...] donde además podréis descubrir otras de sus fantásticas creaciones musicales.— Dani Burón [MoonMilk] [...]
6. Functional 8bit Violin, W&hellip | February 23rd, 2011 at 8:35 am
[...] is made from maple and oak craft wood and 90 degree angles except for the fingerboard. Head over to moonmilk.com to see a video of this masterpiece in action. When I watch that video it reminds me of that quote [...]
7. Que som é esse? É o som&hellip | February 23rd, 2011 at 10:49 am
[...] músicas 8 bit – e Bhatnagar nos mostra como ele soa incrível no vídeo. Escute um pouco! [MoonMilk via Make] [...]
8. Hear The World’s Pr&hellip | February 23rd, 2011 at 3:19 pm
[...] – and Bhatnagar shows us just how great it can sound in the embedded video. Have a listen! [MoonMilk via [...]
9. El violín de 8bits no su&hellip | February 24th, 2011 at 4:49 am
[...] Aparte de sus numerosas esquinas y estar fabricado en madera de roble, la pixelación de este instrumento genera curiosas formas como la del puente, que parece sacado del mismísimo Space Invaders. Pero lo mejor es que lo veáis y oigáis en el vídeo tras el enlace, donde además podréis descubrir otras de sus fantásticas creaciones musicales.— Dani Burón [MoonMilk] [...]
10. Un violon en 8-bits qui n&hellip | February 24th, 2011 at 5:45 am
[...] Via Moon Milk [...]
11. The Amazing Wooden B-Bit &hellip | February 24th, 2011 at 9:51 am
[...] Instrument-a-day 20 21: 8-bit violin [Moonmilk around Make] [...]
12. The Amazing Wooden B-Bit &hellip | February 24th, 2011 at 12:28 pm
[...] Instrument-a-day 20 & 21: 8-bit violin Moonmilk via Make [...]
13. The Amazing Wooden B-Bit &hellip | February 25th, 2011 at 6:16 am
[...] Instrument-a-day 20 21: 8-bit violin [Moonmilk via Make] [...]
14. Pixlog #8 – links de la&hellip | February 25th, 2011 at 9:44 pm
[...] 8-bit violin – la historia del violín pixelado (moonmilk) [...]
15. 8 bit 的小提琴 | 活&hellip | February 27th, 2011 at 4:31 am
[...] [via MoonMilk] [...]
16. Violino 8-Bit para tocar &hellip | February 28th, 2011 at 10:18 am
[...] Confira mais detalhes no blog do artista. [...]
17. Un instrument unique : le&hellip | February 28th, 2011 at 6:22 pm
[...] Sources : http://www.moonmilk.com [...]
18. El violín de 8-bits en M&hellip | March 1st, 2011 at 8:31 am
[...] mejor, todos los instrumentos de una banda musical en 8-bits. En este caso,el violín creado por Ranjit Bhatnagar está hecho de madera de arce y roble lo que le dan ese toque clásico que, junto a la forma [...]
19. Violín 8-bits&hellip | March 2nd, 2011 at 6:03 am
[...] él, las fotos hablan por sí solas, salvo que el creador de tal maravilla de aspecto retro es Ranjit Bhatnagar, un luthier que desde el 2008 está embarcado en un proyecto tan sorprendente como poco [...]
20. 8 Bit « WeWasteTime&hellip | April 5th, 2011 at 6:48 am
[...] Bhatnagar’s playable 8 bit violin, part of his Instrument-A-Day project this month. Found [...]
21. Get Your 8-Bit On | Forev&hellip | April 9th, 2011 at 6:01 pm
[...] on this list that you can’t buy, but it was just too cool not to include. Ranjit Bhatnagar created this thing as part of a personal project called “Instrument-a-Day.” And it really [...]
22. SideQuesting | We Love Vi&hellip | April 17th, 2011 at 11:31 am
[...] Moonmilk Instructions: [...]
23. Pixellevel » Blog A&hellip | September 3rd, 2011 at 11:26 am
[...] In der 8-Bit Welt ist einfach alles möglich. Ein schönes Beispiel dafür zeigt uns Ranjit Bhatnagar mit seiner 8-Bit Geige. Das gute Stück ist übrigens nicht nur zum schön Ansehen gedacht, es lässt sich auch tatsächlich darauf spielen. Ein paar Fotos des Projekts findet ihr noch auf Ranjits Blog. [...]
24. KrazyDad » Blog Arc&hellip | November 10th, 2011 at 4:38 am
[...] every February: He builds an instrument a day for the entire month. One of my favorites is this 8-bit violin. On his site, you’ll find some great videos of the violin being played by [...]
25. moonmilk&hellip | February 16th, 2012 at 12:24 am
[...] link) I designed the 8-bit violin during last year’s instrument-a-day. I ended up donating violin 0×01 to Flux [...]
26. moonmilk&hellip | February 16th, 2012 at 12:24 am
[...] link) I designed the 8-bit violin during last year’s instrument-a-day. I ended up donating violin 0×01 to Flux [...]
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