After making a handcranked Hurdy Gurdy Dulcimer mashup, and a Optimo Cigar Box Diddley Bow with Fishing Reel to do the strumming, I thought…”why am I doing the cranking myself? I should automate this.” So I made this thing. I used a Pilsner Urquell beer lunchbox and added a small motor from an old toy. I glued a couple of wires to it, just long enough to hit the single string. To keep the beer theme going I used a bottle opener as the tailpiece. It sounds pretty terrible to be honest, watch the video and judge for yourself.
The finished product Beer bottle opener tailpiece Motor with wires to strike the string Battery holder Jack plate made from yard stick Testing it out
