We were forwarded this video in an email with the following story:
University of Iowa Farm Machine Music
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 machines
components came from John Deere Industries and Irrigation Equipment of
Bancroft Iowa....yes farm equipment!
It took the team a combined 13,029 hours 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.
Josh and I didn't quite believe the story after watching the video so I looked it up on this site. This is actually made by a company called Animusic. You can read the Truth or Fiction article here.
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 machines
components came from John Deere Industries and Irrigation Equipment of
Bancroft Iowa....yes farm equipment!
It took the team a combined 13,029 hours 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.
Josh and I didn't quite believe the story after watching the video so I looked it up on this site. This is actually made by a company called Animusic. You can read the Truth or Fiction article here.
11:06 PM
That's amazing!
Champ
5:03 PM
Even if it's not true... it is pretty sweet! :-)