Instrument Design

- The Balance Bird

April 6, 2019

Sketches

I want my instrument to be an instrument that can interact with people. When the user hits the instrument, not only it can make a wonderful sound, but it can also produce a morphological reaction with elegant movement. So I came up with the Balance Bird.

The first model

In order to detect if it is possible to combine the form of 'balance bird' with Xylophone.

The second model

In order to detect the connection of the metal frame and the iron piece.

The third model

Based on the problem of a smaller frame size of the second model, this time the frame size is increased and more space is placed for the iron piece. At the same time, a balanced structure can be guaranteed.

Cement Base

I use cement as the base because I want to create a variety of contrast contrasts: curves and lines, hard and feminine, static and dynamic. At the same time, the surface texture of cement also symbolizes the ground.