Springatron 3000: Reverb Made From Slinkys and Cucumbers

Posted by Alex in Gadget, Music on November 29, 2008 at 1:22 pm

Nick of Nick’s World of Synthesizers decided to build a spring reverberator … out of Slinky and cucumber! Here’s the Springatron 3000:

This is basically a giant spring reverb made from 10 slinkys. I was trying to make the best sounding spring reverb possible, I think I achieved this but it is probably the most inconvenient spring reverb ever made. The reverb time (sustain) is so long that the springs need damping and I found that the best material for doing this is a slice of cucumber wedged under the end of each spring, other materials like foam or rubber tend to kill all the treble.

Link (with MP3 audio clips) – via Make

 
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