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40 Budget-Friendly Musical Instruments

From Carrot Clarinets to Typewriter Pianos, Making Music is

— July 26, 2009 — Pop Culture
These budget-friendly musical instruments prove that recession or not, no one can hold back a musician with talent and passion. From DIY carrot clarinets to YouTube orchestras, there's clearly no shortage of innovations that allow music to be made on a limited amount of cash.

My favorite budget-friendly musical instruments are those that are DIY--who would have thought that such beautiful sounds could come from typewriters, carrots, ball bearings, gas masks, pencils, and trashcans?

Implications - Consumers during the recession are looking for items that will provide function while saving money. Products that contain both these qualities appeal to shoppers who want to save as much money as possible without sacrificing anything. Companies could develop more designs like this in order to appeal to a wider audience.
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Retro Instruments for Modern Music
Retro Instruments for Modern Music
MP3 Stylophone
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Self-Sampling Musicians
Self-Sampling Musicians
Reggie Watts is a One-Man Band, Literally
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Music Remixes from Fish Movements
Music Remixes from Fish Movements
Submersed Songs
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37
Music from Recycled Footwear
Music from Recycled Footwear
‘Symphony for 54 Shoes'
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36
Playing Instruments Made of Ice
Playing Instruments Made of Ice
Geilo Ice Festival
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35
Bamboo Instruments
Bamboo Instruments
Classical Flute-Playing by Maestro Hariprasad Chaurasia
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34
Alarming Impromptu Music
Alarming Impromptu Music
Fire Alarm Sets Off Amazing Jam Session
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Music from Fidgety Finger-Tapping
Music from Fidgety Finger-Tapping
The 'Jam' Changes Nervousness to Notes
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Musical Mixing Spoons
Musical Mixing Spoons
Mix Stix Lets You Play Drums While You Cook
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31
Instruments Made of Food
Instruments Made of Food
Ocarina
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Streets That Make Music
Streets That Make Music
Honda's Avenue K in California
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Musical Ketchup
Musical Ketchup
'Stop Motion DJ' by Heinz Remixes Condiment Bottle Beats
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28
YouTube Orchestras
YouTube Orchestras
Crowdsourced Musicians Perform at Carnegie (UPDATE)
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Music From Ball Bearings
Music From Ball Bearings
Bizarre BeatBaring Demo Proves Music Can Be Made With Anything
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Handheld Orchestras
Handheld Orchestras
The iPlay Lets You Play, Learn and Compose Your Own Music
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Interactive Musical Pencils
Interactive Musical Pencils
Drawdio Turns Doodles Into Sound
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Robotic Music with Ping Pong Balls & Wine Glasses
Robotic Music with Ping Pong Balls & Wine Glasses
Absolut Quartet
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Trees as Instruments
Trees as Instruments
Diego Stocco Makes Music From Branches, Trunks & Twigs
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Real Rock Band Uses Plastic Instruments
Real Rock Band Uses Plastic Instruments
Guitar Zero's
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Typewriter Pianos
Typewriter Pianos
Fabien Cappello Turns Retro Typewriters Into Music-Makers
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Music from MacBooks and Salad Bowls
Music from MacBooks and Salad Bowls
The Stanford Laptop Orchestra
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Carrot Clarinets
Carrot Clarinets
Vegetable Instruments for DIY Eco-Friendly Music-Making
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Musical Garbage Cans
Musical Garbage Cans
Xylophone Bin by Dominic Wilcox
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Vegetable Orchestra
Vegetable Orchestra
Music From Vegetable Instruments or Modern Art?
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All-In-One Instruments
All-In-One Instruments
Ovation iDea Acoustic/Electric Guitar is a Recording Studio Too
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15
Music-Playing Fashion
Music-Playing Fashion
Electronic Bongo Drum T-shirt Plays Four Different Sounds
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14
Instrument Skate Decks
Instrument Skate Decks
The Skateboard Guitar is an Overload of Shred
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Brass Musical Urinals
Brass Musical Urinals
Obsolete Instrument
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12
DIY Musical Fashion
DIY Musical Fashion
Wearable Toy Piano Shirt Actually Works!
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Instruments Made of Car Parts
Instruments Made of Car Parts
Car Music Project for Ford
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10
Interactive Musical Clothing
Interactive Musical Clothing
The Electronic Drum Kit Shirt
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9
Foldable Instruments
Foldable Instruments
The Naef Rainbow is a Multi-Purpose Musical Toy
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8
Creating Music by Finger Tapping
Creating Music by Finger Tapping
Petr Hampl's Futuristic Concept
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Ouija Board Instruments
Ouija Board Instruments
Haunted Musical Furniture
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6
Musical Gloves
Musical Gloves
Piano Hands Make Impromptu Recitals Possible
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5
Musical Clothes
Musical Clothes
MP3 Music-ed T-shirts
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4
Musical Junk
Musical Junk
Ugly Noisemakers
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3
Gas Mask Kazoos
Gas Mask Kazoos
Creepy and Downright Diabolical Music From The Chemical Wartet
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2
Freaky Doll Instruments
Freaky Doll Instruments
Mannequin Shaped Guitar
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1
Shattered Tile Instruments
Shattered Tile Instruments
Crooked Moon Mosaics Makes 'Baby Sings the Blues' Guitar
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