It’s time to throw away your rubber-banded tissue boxes, you guys. These homemade music-makers are the real deal.
Make tiny finger bells with a washer and some dowels.
This is perhaps both the easiest AND most twee guide of all. Get a little jangly with the help of this simple how-to.
Via: playsinglaugh.com
You know how amazingly cool theremins are, right? So why not make your own?
After getting hands-on with a battery and some other cheap materials, you can experience the magic of no-touch music for less than $20. Full guide here.
Via: popsci.com
Or forgo tricky wiring and make your own mbira, or thumb piano, from screws and scrap metal.
Then while away a few hours plucking away on a porch someplace. Here's the key to perfectly portable music.
Via: joemariglio.com
Too broke to buy a guitar? Make a mini one out of a cigar box.
Believe it or not, this one is electric. Pretty rad, right?
Via: instructables.com
