Want to play the xylophone but don’t want to learn how? [Rachad]’s automatic xylophone might be just the ticket. It uses homemade solenoids to play tunes under computer control. Think of it as a ...

The MIDI format has long been used to create some banging electronic music, so it’s refreshing to see how [John P. Miller] applied the standard in his decidedly analog self-playing robotic xylophone.

We’ve seen LEGO sets modeled after pop culture franchises, like Super Mario Bros. and Twilight. However, the sky’s the limit with these building blocks. The proof is in this fully functional xylophone ...

Kid Engineer Anjali builds a xylophone from recycled materials with Fire Seed Arts. Kid Engineer Anjali builds a xylophone from recycled materials with her friends and Fire Seed Arts. - I'm Anjali ...

Which xylophones for kids are best? Xylophones are a popular first instrument for kids because they are easy to use, require little dexterity and are often fun, brilliant colors. Unlike guitars and ...

You’re inevitably familiar with the xylophone. In Western culture, it’s a staple in children’s music classes — a toy ostensibly anyone can play. But for the Lobi tribe of northern Ghana, an ancestor ...

This lengthy xylophone in the Kyushu woods in Japan uses gravity and dropping wooden balls to play Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.” It’s hard to find someone who doesn’t love a great xylophone ...