Maker Faire Bay Area 2008
Electric Western: Handbuilt Instruments of the High Mojave

Location:   Outdoors   

Unique and expressive electronic instruments in many forms: vacuum tube theremins, steam-powered synthesizers, singing robot heads, spark gaps, telegraphs, and electrosparklaviers--constructed from recycled, often antique, parts. These instruments connect futuristic synthesis with the western American past.

Web site: http://www.electricwestern.com/

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Topic(s): Arts | Engineering | Science

Tags: synthesizers analog steam steampunk music Lorin+Edwin+Parker Electric+Western vacuum tubes there

About the Maker(s)

Lorin Edwin Parker Lorin Parker works as an artist, audio engineer, and instructor in sound and audio, currently on the faculty at the Art Institute of California, Los Angeles. Parker specializes in the creation of sound, performance art, music composition, sculpture, and interdisciplinary arts.

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