Taking two years to complete, The fantastically complex Wintergatan Marble Machine is comprised of 3000 internal parts and uses 2000 marbles to make music. The instrument is built largely from wood and is operated by a perplexing array of manually-operated pulleys, gears and levers. It even uses LEGO Technic parts! Check out the pictures below to see this amazing machine for yourself.
This Crazy New Instrument Uses 2000 Marbles To Make Music
By
Editorial Staff in
Science and Technology
On 3rd March 2016
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#1 Swedish musician Martin Molin took 2 years to complete his crazy music machine
#2 The Wintergatan Marble Machine is comprised of 3000 internal parts and uses 2000 marbles to make music
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#3 The instrument is built largely from wood and is operated by pulleys, gears and levers
#4 It even uses LEGO Technic parts!
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#5 The machine is too big to move without being dismantled
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#6 But the musician wants to build a smaller one so he can take it on tour
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#7 We hope he does because we can’t wait to see this amazing machine in action!
