Final Report 2: Saxophone

Throughout this semester I had a goal of making a woodwind instrument in this class. My upcycle project had the functionality that I wanted but lacked an aesthetic. I decided…

Final Report 1: Saxaphone

For my final project I set out to make a woodwind instrument modeled after an alto saxophone. I started this idea with my up cycle project at the beginning of…

Construction Timeline: Saxaphone

To this point I have stayed close to the schedule that I wanted to keep for my project. However I am very busy and my schedule will be hectic for…

Final Stretch: Saxaphone

My project is going well. I have my final sketch imported into coral draw and ready to be laser cut into the wood that I am using for the instrument…

Top 5 Constraints: Saxaphone

For my project I have decided to make another iteration of my homemade Saxophone. I am going to try and make this much more similar to an actual saxophone than…

Skill Set and Personal Aspirations

I feel like the introduction project for this course went very well for me and I enjoyed working on it. My project had a fair amount of design and it…

Upcycle Final Report: Saxaphone

For my project I decided to make a saxophone out of upcycled materials. I was having a lot of trouble deciding what I wanted to create for this project until…

Design Loop: Woodwind Instrument

My upcycling project is making a woodwind instrument. The hardest part of the project is calibrating pitches and this involves a lot of experimentation. I was originally going to use…

Upcycle Update: Woodwind

While thinking about what to make for this project, I remembered a concert that I saw recently. The band Moon Hooch modified there instruments differently in each song to create…