DIY MIDI Harpsichord
Channel: Philipp Tiefenbacher
Date: 30/07/2012

Sound check of a DIY harpsichord with 16 strings (yet to be finished)
The next module will have additional 16 strings.

Setup: MIDI signal to Arduino to Shift Registers to MOSFETs to solenoids
Arduino source code: https://bitbucket.org/wizard23/arduinomidiconroller/

The solenoids push out nails with permanent magnets on the top and at the bottom of the nail. The strings are plugged by "tongues"  cut from plastic bottles. Felts to dampen the strings will be installed later.

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