[sdiy] Mechanical Synthesis

[Toby Paddock]

Metrophage wrote a bunch of 
interesting stuff including:
> 
> I love electromechanical synthesis! 
> I saw a great performance by Achim Wollscheid in Boston a few years
> ago, which was live computer sequences firing solonoids which were
> fastened to various metal objects on the walls and in the ceiling.
> Interesting rhythms, great timbre and diffusion. 
> 

This reminds me, Radar Electric in Bothell 
(north of Seattle, WA, USA) has small 
rotory solenoids for US$0.50 - $2.00, 
depending on who sells them to you. 
About 30 degrees rotation and they snap 
pretty good at 12VDC. Mounting screws were 
something like 3-48 thread, which I've 
never heard of. I'd go with epoxy, it always 
has the right thread. I'm either having 
deja-vu or I said this before.

Later,
Toby Paddock