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Bob Wiley's Ministar travel guitar

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The Ministar travel guitar by Bob Wiley is like taking only what's essential for the electric guitar to work and making a guitar out of it. However, it seems to work pretty well. Read this great article by Gizmag for more info on Wiley's guitar lineup. Also, a video of the ministar in action:

Synth joystick with Atari Punk Console

This joystick is not just any joystick: it has an APC ( Atari Punk Console ) inside, and instead of controlling flight simulators it makes sounds. And there's more: with these instructables , you can make your own at home!

Misa tri-bass

Meet the Misa Tri-Bass . It's a very cool solid wood synth axe with 3 touch-sensitive "strings" and a big XY pad on the body. The makers aren't new to guitar-like synth controllers: they've previously made the Kitara, a controller made famous by Muse, deadmau5 and others !

DIY Laser Harp

You've all seen the laser harp used by Jarre. Now they are available from Goodchild Engineering . Very impressive build! Found on Hack a day .

Olaf Diegel's 3D-printed instruments go live

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  Gizmag writes of the new project by Olaf Diegel, a 3D-printed instrument maker I've also featured previously . He has now made instruments for a whole band, and Frankfurt will get to see these instruments in action! Gorgeous.

Di Donato guitar

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  This one is a looker! Read the article on New Atlas on this amazing piece of craftmanship.

MIDI drumming robot: Fork-o-Drumbot

DIY MIDI-controlled robot percussion playing Superstition. Here's the link to the build log for those who want to make their own. Found on Hack a day .

Farting pig as an instrument

A real thingstrument.