making a thing a day for a year (maybe more)



i finally got around to finishing off this new music box enclosure. it’s the junior version of my classic music box. i made it from a wooden container that i found at ikea a long time ago. i first noticed it because it reminded me so much of the box i built for my old one (…even down to the card slot with the rounded edges). when nicole and i found a mini version to the same music box movement down in silverlake, i knew it would be the perfect size. where i had installed a guitar pickup in the larger music box i opted for a simple contact mic in this version. it sounds great. i’ll post a recording soon.
today marks my 150th creative-thing-a-day post. it feels pretty good to have made it this far.
speaking of thing-a-day projects…. jon (a fellow portlander + monome-ist) and his sister have each started their own thing-a-day blogs. jon is not ever a week into it and has already posted some great music + his own music box related project. please check these sites out…