This Sir Round-a-Sound, commissioned by our client Catherine, is made by utilising a 1920’s clock case. The shell is finally coming together and…it will be the first audio device made …
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If you’ve been reading our blog for some time, you’ll be aware that we make a habit of contributing Steampunk pieces to worthy charities for them to offer as auction …
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I located a circa 1960’s vintage miniature mantle clock (minus it’s insides) and thought I’d fashion a nifty little audio device incorporating a working clock.  As you can see, the …
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iPhonograph Portasound So the Portasound is finally complete! This post is largely to display it from all angles so you can see the finer details of the functioning and finish. …
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So the Portasound has not been wired up to incorporate the Digitech amplifier! If you refer to my last post, you’ll see that I’ve upgraded the frontispiece and all the …
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You’ll remember that I had started creating my latest piece from an old boules case. Well, after preparing the case, it was time to get the layout of the sound …
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This is the beginning of a new sound system I am creating.  As you can see from the pictures, the wooden case is for holding 6 boules.  The unit will …
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When you’re a professional artist who gets paid or commissioned by people to produce a work, people tend to think the artist knows everything about their practice. This couldn’t be …
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You know, ever since I saw Datamancer’s amazing gadgets created for the Warehouse 13 franchise, I’ve had the goal of supplying unusual steampunk inspired props for creative projects on TV, …
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