Comments on: Amp made out of old brass instruments http://boingboing.net/2013/02/23/amp-made-out-of-old-brass-inst.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: ohbejoyful http://boingboing.net/2013/02/23/amp-made-out-of-old-brass-inst.html#comment-1664863 ohbejoyful Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214880#comment-1664863 If you have something like an iPhone, go ahead and stick it in, say, a pint glass. An empty pint glass!  It actually amplifies the phones speaker quite well. If you have something like an iPhone, go ahead and stick it in, say, a pint glass. An empty pint glass!  It actually amplifies the phones speaker quite well.

]]> By: B E Pratt http://boingboing.net/2013/02/23/amp-made-out-of-old-brass-inst.html#comment-1664038 B E Pratt Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214880#comment-1664038  That actually look vaguely obscene....like an acoustical glass fleshlight.  That actually look vaguely obscene….like an acoustical glass fleshlight.

]]> By: Swartzkip http://boingboing.net/2013/02/23/amp-made-out-of-old-brass-inst.html#comment-1663986 Swartzkip Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214880#comment-1663986 Just checked, speaker is on the right. (iPhone 4 and 5) Just checked, speaker is on the right. (iPhone 4 and 5)

]]> By: Jacarutu! http://boingboing.net/2013/02/23/amp-made-out-of-old-brass-inst.html#comment-1663964 Jacarutu! Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214880#comment-1663964 Isn't the speaker on the left of the underside of the iphone and the microphone on the right? This configuration would make it a great listening device but a poor speaker.... Isn’t the speaker on the left of the underside of the iphone and the microphone on the right? This configuration would make it a great listening device but a poor speaker….

]]> By: Dlo Burns http://boingboing.net/2013/02/23/amp-made-out-of-old-brass-inst.html#comment-1663946 Dlo Burns Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214880#comment-1663946 Dr Ashen found one for much cheaper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcFQF3PZFRk Dr Ashen found one for much cheaper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcFQF3PZFRk

]]> By: nixiebunny http://boingboing.net/2013/02/23/amp-made-out-of-old-brass-inst.html#comment-1663877 nixiebunny Sun, 24 Feb 2013 06:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214880#comment-1663877  It amplifies the sound, so it's an amplifier. It's called an acoustic amplifier.  It amplifies the sound, so it’s an amplifier. It’s called an acoustic amplifier.

]]> By: nixiebunny http://boingboing.net/2013/02/23/amp-made-out-of-old-brass-inst.html#comment-1663878 nixiebunny Sun, 24 Feb 2013 06:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214880#comment-1663878  It will not sound as hi-fi as you want it to sound. Expect it to have a lot of midrange.  It will not sound as hi-fi as you want it to sound. Expect it to have a lot of midrange.

]]> By: Noctilucent Studios http://boingboing.net/2013/02/23/amp-made-out-of-old-brass-inst.html#comment-1663818 Noctilucent Studios Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214880#comment-1663818 Fan-freaking-tastic!! Fan-freaking-tastic!!

]]> By: AGC http://boingboing.net/2013/02/23/amp-made-out-of-old-brass-inst.html#comment-1663815 AGC Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214880#comment-1663815 I made one out of glass. http://www.web.ca/~arthurgron/journal/2012-12-23-c.png I made one out of glass. http://www.web.ca/~arthurgron/journal/2012-12-23-c.png

]]> By: aurora50 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/23/amp-made-out-of-old-brass-inst.html#comment-1663798 aurora50 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214880#comment-1663798  A speaking trumpet:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaphone  A speaking trumpet:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaphone

]]> By: UnderachievingSheep http://boingboing.net/2013/02/23/amp-made-out-of-old-brass-inst.html#comment-1663786 UnderachievingSheep Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214880#comment-1663786 Given the modernized nature of the device, I believe an equally upgraded dog might be in order. Given the modernized nature of the device, I believe an equally upgraded dog might be in order.

]]> By: Paul Downs http://boingboing.net/2013/02/23/amp-made-out-of-old-brass-inst.html#comment-1663751 Paul Downs Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214880#comment-1663751 Why would you buy one for 700 odd bucks without knowing what it sounds like?  Except as art I guess but then it seems to be practical so... err yeah I'd really want to know what my audio art sounded like. They look good though, could imagine one mounted on a wall to confuse people until you demonstrate it. Why would you buy one for 700 odd bucks without knowing what it sounds like?  Except as art I guess but then it seems to be practical so… err yeah I’d really want to know what my audio art sounded like. They look good though, could imagine one mounted on a wall to confuse people until you demonstrate it.

]]> By: dragonfrog http://boingboing.net/2013/02/23/amp-made-out-of-old-brass-inst.html#comment-1663748 dragonfrog Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214880#comment-1663748 Not really an amplifier, is it?  More a beautiful speaker cabinet in which you mount the speaker cone built into the phone. Not really an amplifier, is it?  More a beautiful speaker cabinet in which you mount the speaker cone built into the phone.

]]> By: euansmith http://boingboing.net/2013/02/23/amp-made-out-of-old-brass-inst.html#comment-1663742 euansmith Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214880#comment-1663742 Very nice piece of work. Very nice piece of work.

]]> By: austinhamman http://boingboing.net/2013/02/23/amp-made-out-of-old-brass-inst.html#comment-1663735 austinhamman Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214880#comment-1663735 details seemed hard to come by, how does it WORK? does it amplify the onboard speaker (if so then it's dependent on the speaker being in a certain spot...im assuming the back) or does it have its own speaker inside the tube and use the headphone jack? details seemed hard to come by, how does it WORK? does it amplify the onboard speaker (if so then it’s dependent on the speaker being in a certain spot…im assuming the back) or does it have its own speaker inside the tube and use the headphone jack?

]]> By: Joseph Francis http://boingboing.net/2013/02/23/amp-made-out-of-old-brass-inst.html#comment-1663727 Joseph Francis Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214880#comment-1663727 Now you just need a little dog listening to it. Now you just need a little dog listening to it.

]]> By: timquinn http://boingboing.net/2013/02/23/amp-made-out-of-old-brass-inst.html#comment-1663709 timquinn Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214880#comment-1663709 Sweeeeet. (your mileage may vary, some restrictions may apply) Sweeeeet.

(your mileage may vary, some restrictions may apply)

]]> By: mzed http://boingboing.net/2013/02/23/amp-made-out-of-old-brass-inst.html#comment-1663697 mzed Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214880#comment-1663697 Nice.  I think you grabbed the description from this guy: http://heartlessmachine.com/section/288679_Trrrrrumpet.html There's plenty of good work in that gentleman's portfolio. Nice.  I think you grabbed the description from this guy: http://heartlessmachine.com/section/288679_Trrrrrumpet.html There’s plenty of good work in that gentleman’s portfolio.

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