so it’s refreshing to see how [John P. Miller] applied the standard in his decidedly analog self-playing robotic xylophone. Framed inside a fetching Red Oak enclosure, the 25-key instrument uses ...

Dr Peter Zinovieff brought along Ghanaian Xylophone (Gyil). It is an instrument traditionally only played by men in Ghana. Xylophones can be played solo, but are also frequently played in pairs ...

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 ...

Once you have all your ingredients, simply fill each of the glass jars with a different amount of water - that way, they'll make a slightly different sound! If you want to make things more ...