Modern Mechanix Does Music

Wednesday

Jul042007

My thanks to BoingBoing for turning me on to the great site, Modern Mechanix. With everything from the 1930s through the 1980s, from robots to telephones, this site has high-quality scans of old articles and advertisements galore. They've had some great posts of late related to music that caught my eye:

Odd Jobs for Your Phonograph
Rifle Barrell Becomes Bugle
Jazz Instrument Minus Keys "Played" by Humming
Brass Horn Played by Six Midgets

They have a whole slew of catagories, so you can browse all the music-related articles all at once, for example. Or maybe you prefer robots or war-related stuff. Either way, it's good for a great time, and maybe even some inspiration.

David Marriott, Jr. |

References (4)

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Source: Suicide bugler uses mouthpiece and rifle
Source: BRASS HORN TWELVE FEET LONG PLAYED BY SIX MIDGETS (Jan, 1924)
Source: Odd Jobs for Your Phonograph (Apr, 1940)
Source: JAZZ INSTRUMENT MINUS KEYS “PLAYED” BY HUMMING (Jan, 1924)

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