At Northwest College, a roughly 100-year-old musical instrument sits in Assistant Professor of Music Zach Paris’ office.

You can help the LEGO xylophone become official by clicking the “Support Idea” button on the site. And to see how Huang crafted the xylophone without an official set, check out this video.

[Ania’s] been working on extending a xylophone in a project called Multixylophoniomnibus. She’s fitted a piezo sensor on the bottom of each xylophone key, interfacing it with an Arduino.

Check out this working xylophone made totally from Lego pieces! Every part of the instrument is crafted from Lego-each of the xylophone keys is made out of a Lego piece, and each note is perfectly ...

Want to play the xylophone but don’t want to learn how? [Rachad]’s automatic xylophone might be just the ticket. It uses homemade solenoids to play tunes under computer control. Think of it as ...

Kid Engineer Anjali builds a xylophone from recycled materials with Fire Seed Arts. Kid Engineer Anjali builds a xylophone from recycled materials with her friends and Fire Seed Arts. Design Squad ...

It’s hard to find someone who doesn’t love a great xylophone solo. There’s just something about the instrument’s wavering jingle and playful percussive strikes that speaks the words “fun ...

Kickstarter project Mogees lets you compose music from a table, toaster, tricycle, or virtually any other object, like a modern-day Mozart. Freelancer Michael Franco writes about the serious and ...

vibrate more slowly and make lower-pitched sounds. Shorter objects vibrate faster and make higher-pitched sounds. When Xena strikes the bottles with a metal spoon, she causes the bottles and the water ...