Marble Machine Orchestra Snopes

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.

Marble machine orchestra snopes.

The marble machine is versatile. This is the mechanical musical apparatus made in. This machine is made in sweden and generates mellifluous melodies with a multitude of marbles. Follow the mmx build in their youtube series wintergatan wednesdays.

With dozens of beautifully carved wooden parts. I found out about it from a hammacher schlemmer catalogue as you might think it is related to the old orchestrions. The marble machine orchestra yes you read that correctly. Listen to their current releases.

It is a machine that uses marbles to make music. We regret that this item is no longer available. This is the mechanical musical apparatus made in sweden that generates mellifluous melodies with a multitude of marbles. The 33 year old was inspired to build his machine after visiting a museum with mechanical instruments in utrecht netherlands.

95 000 product story. Wintergatan are gearing up to release a double album embark on a world tour with the marble machine x. 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. Martin molin 33 lead musician in swedish band wintergarten debuted the amazing marble machine this week.

The marble machine orchestra. It took 14 months to build and features drums cymbals a vibraphone and bass. 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.