Presenting Prof. Emilio Zuntaras' Bi-Orbital Spectral Audiometer (CD Player MOD)

[Justavis]

Thanks so much for the translation.  I used the Internet Explorer automatic translator on the same text and got this...LOL.

"Distressed CD player's body stuffed like features.  Somehow, the old phonograph-like design reminiscent of a good thing. may work in the movie that you, too! "

So much for the Automatic Translator.  Your is so much better. The automatic translation text makes me a little nervous and I don't know why....... Something about "bodies stuffed with features" maybe.

Zahahah! I don't know, I kind of like the sound of a 'Distressed CD player's body'...

Yet somehow, Internet Explorer's translator sounds an awful lot like what my kids turn in for essay work.

[steamjp]

Downright gorgeous! Inspired me to register. I hope to have some contributions of my own on the way, though sadly nothing as beautiful as this. There is a great steam punk scene here in Japan which has gotten so little exposure in the western community, perhaps because so little of it is on the web. I've been meaning to scan some info fliers from some steam-punk oriented shows and galleries with steam-punk (and steam-punk-esque works) on display. I've got a big stack of them.

アンティーク調のボディにCDプレイヤーの機能を詰め込んだもののようですね。どことなく、昔の蓄音機を思わせるようなデザインがいい感じです。↓に動作中のムービーがありますので、そちらもどうぞ！

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This antique-style body CD player is just brimming with functions. For some reason, it reminds me vaguely of a gramophone from way-back-when, which is great. Below is a movie of the movements so by all means go have a look.

Close, but actually it says:
It appears to be an antique case with CD playing ability crammed in. The design is fabulous, reminiscent of an old-fashioned gramophone. Check out the video below to see it in action!

[JingleJoe]

I used the different size speakers for a reason.  I was thinking that when you look at musical instruments made of metal it seems like the smaller the horn, the higher the notes are that the instrument plays.  I figured this theory was supported by the fact that tubas have a really long run of pipe and are really big and play really low notes.  I made the pipes to speakers as long as possible, and here is the part that I want validated by musical types.... It seems to me that the higher notes come out of the smaller speakers louder and the low notes seem to come out much more clearly from the bigger metal horn in the center.  So in effect it is taking the mono musical signal and splitting it back into a kind of low tech stereo signal (with two "high" channels and one "low" one).   Like I said I could be totally imagining this but when you hear it close up it sounds like that is what's going on. 

Musical types is my theory valid?

True, your bass- the low sounds will be better suited to coming out of the wider horn and trebble- the high sounds, from the smaller horns however the same thickness copper pipe used on each speaker tube will deminish this effect.
I'd just use a thicker pipe on the central bass horn and you will notice that its bassier if thats even a word lol

[Justavis]

Downright gorgeous! Inspired me to register. I hope to have some contributions of my own on the way, though sadly nothing as beautiful as this. There is a great steam punk scene here in Japan which has gotten so little exposure in the western community, perhaps because so little of it is on the web. I've been meaning to scan some info fliers from some steam-punk oriented shows and galleries with steam-punk (and steam-punk-esque works) on display. I've got a big stack of them.

Goodness me. I haven't seen much of it at all, but then again I'm in the 'countryside'.  What area are you in and how do I get my hands on these fliers?

[Minette]

You have won this lady's admiration. This is fantastic, I should consider making one, not so elaborate however, I'm more simple when it comes to my tinkering. I adore your parlor as well, how long did it take you to find all that lovely furniture?

unrelated:

アンティーク調のボディにCDプレイヤーの機能を詰め込んだもののようですね。どことなく、昔の蓄音機を思わせるようなデザインがいい感じです。↓に動作中のムービーがありますので、そちらもどうぞ!

すごい！　あたしもにほんごわかります。＾＿＾　あなたわにほんじんですか？　あなたのRLなまえわなんですか？　うれし〜！

[Hikaro Takayama]

Downright gorgeous! Inspired me to register. I hope to have some contributions of my own on the way, though sadly nothing as beautiful as this. There is a great steam punk scene here in Japan which has gotten so little exposure in the western community, perhaps because so little of it is on the web. I've been meaning to scan some info fliers from some steam-punk oriented shows and galleries with steam-punk (and steam-punk-esque works) on display. I've got a big stack of them.

Well, there is a thread over in "Metaphysical" about Oriental/exotic steampunk, and I tend to have a bit of Japanese bent to my projects.... As a matter of fact, I'm calling my "company" Takayama Telephone & Electric Co. (高山電話電気).  BTW, I'm working on an in (印) style logo, and would like to know the proper way of having the "電話電気" done in a circular pattern... I.e. should I have the "電話" run horizontally or vertically, or should the kanji be arranged clockwise  or counter-clockwise?

Also,

Professor Z, YOU DID NOT ANSWER WHERE YOU GOT THOSE HORN PIECES!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111shiftone

And yes, the bigger the horn (and pipe diameter), the lower frequencies it resonates at.  Your idea has given me some ideas of my own, although I'll be keeping my system in stereo, and use two smallish horns for treble/mid-range L-R and two large horns for mid-Bass....  Or I may just do what a number of car-stero guys do and just run both channels to the bass, since theoretically, you can't tell direction with bass anyways...  This phenomenon, BTW, is why your small speakers (a.k.a. Tweeters) are what you use for trebble and your big speakers (a.k.a. Woofers) are used for Bass.

[The Infernal Mr Adams]

Remarkable sir, ABSOLUTELY gorgeous! Bravo!! Words indeed fail me as well, and don't truly convey my feelings for your remarkable device. So instead Ill pursue a different path.

I simply must know 2 things, Was the case totally build by you or a mod? AND Where did you get those beautiful claw foot stands?

This is probably my favorite new piece right now...Capital Job, sir, truly!

[Prof. Zuntaras]

Professor Z, YOU DID NOT ANSWER WHERE YOU GOT THOSE HORN PIECES!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111shiftone

Sorry I honestly could not remember exactly where I finally found them at first and then last night I remembered.  The 2 smaller ones came from our good friends over at Whittemore Durgin Glass Co.

http://www.whittemoredurgin.com/52amhor.html

Nothing but goodies on there, as many here can attest to.

The big middle horn is from one of those reproduction wax cylinder players that were so popular years ago.  You remember the kind that had the cassette player built into them.  I bought one for the living room, but my associate Dr. Balthazar (my cat) knocked it over and broke the horn off about 5 years ago.  I never threw it out because I meant to fix it someday.  As you can see I changed my mind.  I also have the feeling you will be seeing the wooden base and the other remaining tidbits in future inventions. 

That being said, try a search for "Grammaphone horns" and you should be able to find a cheap one like the big horn.  I remember seeing them on my internet searches but I don't remember a specific site. 

[Hikaro Takayama]

Sweet! thanks for the link... I've also decided that I'll only be replacing the tweeters with horns... The woofers will get some kind of copper/brass grille made for them (they DO have 8-guage copper wire by the foot at HD and Lowes, which can be bent into a suitable shape), or I may just leave my stereo speakers as they are for now (they look pretty much dieselpunk arlready).  Those small horns, however, could also be used in a number of my telephony-related projects....

[Dr. Virgil Disgr4ce]

Superlative.  I'd also like to add -- and I'm surprised no one else mentioned it, unless I missed it -- I love your print of La Grand Jatte.  I've always been a huge fan of Seurat.

Sincerely,
Herr Doctor Virgil Disgr4ce
Chief Engineer, the Catastrophone Orchestra & Arts Collective

[Prof. Zuntaras]

Remarkable sir, ABSOLUTELY gorgeous! Bravo!! Words indeed fail me as well, and don't truly convey my feelings for your remarkable device. So instead Ill pursue a different path.

I simply must know 2 things, Was the case totally build by you or a mod? AND Where did you get those beautiful claw foot stands?

This is probably my favorite new piece right now...Capital Job, sir, truly!

Thanks.  The feet are from Lee Valley from their hardware section (very steampunky selection of stuff at www.leevalley.com). 

The case was a total build by me from sheets of oak with pine trim.  It was the one aspect of the build that probably took the longest to complete.  I am not very good with woodworking, so I had to learn the procedures as I went along. 

[Chexala]

Good grief, that device is wonderful! Simple astounding. Does it run on electricity, or it it self powered?

With those kinds of tinkering skills, I think you will be more than capable of surviving any apocalypses that may be be on the way.