Marble Machine Orchestra Snopes

Introducing the wintergartan marble machine.

Marble machine orchestra snopes.

95 000 product story. 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. It took 14 months to build and features drums cymbals a vibraphone and bass. The orchestra s conductor is a palm sized computer motherboard powered by an intel atom processor surrounded by dozens of wires and white pvc tubing that snakes from one instrument to the next.

The hand made music box built by swedish musician martin molin powers a kick drum bass vibraphone and other instruments using a hand crank and 2 000 marbles. This machine is made in sweden and generates mellifluous melodies with a multitude of marbles. I found out about it from a hammacher schlemmer catalogue as you might think it is related to the old orchestrions. With dozens of beautifully carved wooden parts.

This is the mechanical musical apparatus made in. Wintergatan are gearing up to release a double album embark on a world tour with the marble machine x. The marble machine orchestra. The marble machine orchestra yes you read that correctly.

We regret that this item is no longer available. Molin is able to make it play bass percussion and a vibraphone using a series of levers that direct the rolling marbles where he wants them. Listen to their current releases. It is a machine that uses marbles to make music.

The marble machine is versatile. The marble machine orchestra. Follow the mmx build in their youtube series wintergatan wednesdays.