#5289

It’s a custom size from Clank Modular. 60HP.

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#5290

Managed to buy a 1937 Kemble piano at auction (literally for less than the cost of a single module)
Just have to wait a few weeks for it to acclimatise before getting it tuned…

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The wood grain was what caught my eye at first - I figured someone building a piano very carefully selecting and bookmatching the wood to this degree would reflect well in the entire build of the piano, and I was right… Any opinions on the wood type? I first thought it might be walnut, but a friend commented maybe it is rio mahogoney

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post tuning plans:
attach a pair of contact mics, and/or DPA4060s
to Space echo + Hologram Infinite Jets + TC Flashbackx4 looper/delay

Amazing to think this piano travelled UK > NZ and patiently waited 83 years to arrive to my studio

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#5291

Actually a great idea, but it doesn’t have a side wall (yet?)

This will do for now haha

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#5292

That’s lovely!

I kind of miss the beat-up piano my mom had. When I was a kid I tried to play drone music on it with the pedals before I even knew that was a thing, and it drove my grandma crazy because I wasn’t playing “proper songs.” I think my parents were more patient because at least if I was doing that, I wasn’t rolling marbles around in a metal bowl or taking the stereo apart :laughing:

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#5293

“we can’t leave the piano”

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#5294

Aw, that’s a beauty. Learn to tune it yourself, man! It’s a skill, but it’s not rocket science. It opens all kinds of new fun with non-et.

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#5295

Thanks but absolutely not, no thank you.

I do not know when it was last tuned, but I know enough to appreciate that bringing an 83 year old piano up to pitch while minimising risk, not breaking strings, tweaking mechanisms etc will require at least two visits by a skilled, very experienced person. And I am both happy to fund the work, and to appreciate the skill of the person who I have lined up to tune it, because they have spent decades acquiring those skills.

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#5296

Some pics from a gig I played at last night in Edinburgh. Mine is the 12U Eurorack. I had a great gig, first time with the Usta, which worked great.

The dual tapes is a duo, Hyperdawn from Manchester. They used loops recorded from the singer and synths, and then manipulated the tapes, plus making beats/efx with looped tape noises.

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#5297

Evolving… building a tape and microsound system. Just wanted to share.

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#5298

Haha, I used to do the same thing on my Grandparent’s grand piano (and also strumming the strings) and it drove them a little crazy too.

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#5299

are you liking the eastwick case? do you have a lid to transport it?

#5300

These are actually just two make noise skiffs sitting really close together! I’ve heard great things about the eastwick cases, and looked into those, but saw stock wasn’t readily available?

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#5301

This looks rad. If you have a moment, would you describe how you use your “Let’s Splosh?”

I also Splosh and find myself looking to expand my horizons with regard to what it can do.

As for myself, I run four different LFO shapes into it from a “Dixie II” and enjoy the chop-chop.

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#5302

Thanks! Yeah basically same. I use the IFM Swoops to create some moving voltage and combine that in splosh with something like an “end of splice” gate out from phonogene. I’ve been experimenting with all audio rate stuff in, but haven’t really figured out what I’m doing with that just yet… :man_shrugging:

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#5304

Just wanted to share yesterday evening concert set up

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#5305

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A Teensy based master-clock I just finished building. At the moment only the white and orange keys are in use, but I will surely add features over time that will require more keys.

I do own a Pamela’s Workout but I wanted something outside of the case so that I can easily use it with non-modular gear. Also with this I am able to sync with my MFB Urzwerg Pro II sequencer that has some specific analog clock requirements.

While it doesn’t make a sound on its own, it will be a useful tool for my sound-making machines.

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#5306

20 characters of gorgeous!

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#5307

Beautiful! Amazing! Wow!

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#5308

how did u make the case ? it is very clean

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#5309

It’s a DIY guitar pedal case (this one). I used a Dremel to cut the hole for the keys and a stepped drill bit for the other holes.

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