Instruments

As a sound enthusiast, acoustic exploration was always in the back of my mind.
These are some of the most relevant acoustic instruments I’ve built.

Most of these works try to take advantage of obsolete objects or explore the sonic capabilities of certain materials.

Muga makes the most out of an old cymbal a friend once gave me. The cymbal holds four strings, and the resonance box is a wine box.
Of course, the cymbal bends with the small adjustment on the string tuning. Needless to say, there is no tuning system for this instrument, and while playing, all notes are tuned by ear.

This instrument uses an old washing machine drum, that works as a resonant box. At the center are displayed a series of kalimba-like tines. This results in a very metallic-sounding instrument.

A small wooden box with all kinds of springs, and is very fun to play it with a milk frother!

This one is a bit more complex. As a sound source, there is a set of very thin metal plates stretched on both sides. The stretching ratio defines the tuning of each note. On the front plate, six analog effects can be routed like a modular synthesizer. On top of that, each note has its own separate electromagnetic pickup and can be separately routed into the effects.

A funny-looking instrument only designed to explore the rattling sounds of a metal sheet. Was used in many Söll’s works, and also works like a charm when using a bow!