Thursday 30 July 2009

Ale-o-phone Successes!

IT WORKS!
Not kind of well but really well! Easy to control and sounds something like a real drum kit (to my ears anyway!) If there are any furry creatures living under my shed floor they must have a headache now!
The broom handle has been painted dark brown and the the bottle caps will be attached tomorrow.
There are one or two finishing touches to add but basically it's done!
Photos and video soon! Maybe even a song!
For now here is a lttle history of the original hand operated version:
So I guess it could be called a mechanical mendoza too!
To keep with tradition with the monkey stick name I could have a toy monkey attached to the top of the hi hat rod so he bobs up and down. Maybe he could have his fingers stuck in his ears!

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