MusicScienceGuy’s WebSite Vox 2008-09-24T02:48:24Z MusicScienceGuy http://musicscienceguy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00cd972aa36b4cd5/ ...making music fun Production begins tag:vox.com,2008-09-10:asset-6a00cd972aa36b4cd50100a7f9b6d8000e 2008-09-10T06:14:32Z 2008-09-24T02:48:24Z MusicScienceGuy http://musicscienceguy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Master keys mounted on Acrylic backing Ready to pour moulding resin

At long last, production of keys has begun. To the right you can see the masters mounted on a 6 mm plastic sheet. The dark parts are areas built up with balsa wood, and or tape - some areas were ground down too. Fiddly work it was. However fiddl...

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Master keys

An important milestone: the masters of the new keys are in from Diversions Inc.(Thanks, Kevin). Update - with all the redesign some dimensions are off - I'm sanding, hand-carving (with the help of various tools), and filling in with balsa wood. I...

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]]> A Cast of One ... or 2 halves tag:vox.com,2008-08-19:asset-6a00cd972aa36b4cd500fae8d6ef61000b 2008-08-19T06:07:01Z 2008-08-23T08:10:33Z MusicScienceGuy http://musicscienceguy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Key halves mounted Key halves mounted for casting the rubber The mold box master and mold box Waiting for the rubber to dry The master and the resin A key is born

Hi, Here's my first dry run at making a resin cast mold. (trust me, I'll need more) The two halves were screwed and glued to a plastic sheet: Then they were clamped into a shallow wooden box: and the Room-Temperature Vulcanizing Rubbe...

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]]> A hopeful redesign tag:vox.com,2008-08-05:asset-6a00cd972aa36b4cd500fa968e8c560003 2008-08-05T06:22:52Z 2008-08-06T23:46:17Z MusicScienceGuy http://musicscienceguy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Jammer Key Pair - more easily molded in 2 halves?

Sorry to have not blogged for a while! I hope your summer is as busy and happy as mine. Currently I have my son and grandson visiting from Montreal, so jammer keys is pretty low on my priorities list. Greater Vancouver during the summer is a won...

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]]> Improving a jammer tag:vox.com,2008-07-14:asset-6a00cd972aa36b4cd500fad69979b90005 2008-07-14T06:40:17Z 2008-07-30T21:49:10Z MusicScienceGuy http://musicscienceguy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

WhatIsIt JamStik 1st assemly

Hi loyal readers. You sure are a varied lot. See: my site monitor . While work goes forth on the Generalized Keyboard conversion kit, I'm refining the design of the jammer. I had to take it apart to analyse the keys and to show to plastic maker...

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]]> If at first you don't succeed, tag:vox.com,2008-07-14:asset-6a00cd972aa36b4cd500fa9687e16c0003 2008-07-14T05:21:42Z 2008-07-28T05:18:37Z MusicScienceGuy http://musicscienceguy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Prototype jammer/Janko key

Ok, if at first you don't succeed, try again. If you still haven't succeeded, try changing the goal. I've established that the low price for just setting up to make M-Audio generic keyboard conversion kits via injection molding is in the $6-7K r...

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]]> Welcome tag:vox.com,2008-03-22:asset-6a00cd972aa36b4cd500f48d05675e0001 2008-07-13T06:21:43Z 2008-07-14T06:43:03Z MusicScienceGuy http://musicscienceguy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Jammer & components

Ever wonder about how music works? How harmonics interact with the ear and brain to produce harmony? Ever longed to learn an expressive instrument quickly? This site, with the help of a growing community, is becoming a cool place for informa...

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]]> The quote disappoints tag:vox.com,2008-06-27:asset-6a00cd972aa36b4cd500fa9682cae60003 2008-06-27T05:54:59Z 2008-07-14T05:13:49Z MusicScienceGuy http://musicscienceguy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom The quote for the revised pattern, the one that was supposed to be a whole lot cheaper, came in at $5,700 to make a mold and $.40 a pair to make the keys. While the hunt for better quotes continues, it's time to see if another way to make the key...

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]]> The cost may go down 45% tag:vox.com,2008-06-15:asset-6a00cd972aa36b4cd500fad6909b390005 2008-06-15T05:39:30Z 2008-06-15T05:39:30Z MusicScienceGuy http://musicscienceguy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Hello those who are following my attempts to make alternative, improved (that is Janko and jammer keyboard conversion) keys. On Friday, I met with the local engineer for Hong-Kong Moulding, a firm that sells plastic parts in Vancouver via intermed...

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]]> KeyRig 49s Can't be converted tag:vox.com,2008-06-13:asset-6a00cd972aa36b4cd500fad68fffc80005 2008-06-13T00:31:51Z 2008-06-18T05:06:54Z MusicScienceGuy http://musicscienceguy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I bought a Keyrig 49 ($100), the lowest end of the M-Audio controllers. The thought was this would be a good entry-point, and that 2 keyboards together would make an awesome 96-key jammer. Also M-Audio's boss had told me we could get a good deal ...

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