Saturday, December 24, 2011

Ever Wonder What a Dohickie Was?

Well here ya go.

This  incredible machine was built as a  collaborative  effort between the Robert M. Trammell Music Conservatory and the Sharon  Wick School of Engineering at  the  University of Iowa . Amazingly, 97% of the machine's components came from  John Deere Industries and Irrigation  Equipment  of Bancroft , Iowa . Yes, farm equipment!

It took the team a  combined 13,029 hours (6.26 years) of
  set-up,  alignment, calibration,
and tuning before filming this video but as  you can see, it was WELL worth the effort.

It is now on display in  the Matthew Gerhard Alumni Hall at
  the  University,
and is already slated to be donated to the  Smithsonian
  



1 comment:

  1. Anonymous10:07:00 PM

    The result of having way too much free time on your hands.

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