DIY Musical Keyboard

Musical keyboards have been in the scene from a really long time. Out of all the musical instruments available, these keyboards probably have the most diverged range, especially in the digital music age. Since we are seeing a lot of coming up with creating their own music, why not make your own music instruments too (for a change)!!! This is exactly what Oak Kar’s blog post about DIY’in a musical keyboard details with. Based on IC 4060, this keyboard project is quite of a hell raiser and one has to be curious to invent something new as well as prepared for some tedious work.

A musical keyboard has 12-60 or even more than 100 different chord keys and every key makes out a new sound. The more the number of keys, more would be complexity of the circuit which would eventually make the keyboard more professional and more enjoyable.

Apart from the circuit building part which comprises of circuit diagram designing, component arranging and circuit soldering, this project also demands a sound filtering and tuning. For sound tuning is needed to get a proper sound from each key, sound filtering removes out the unwanted signals.

For anyone who desires to make such an instrument, this blog is one sole tutorial to do it all. From detailing with the ICs to explaining the tuning process, this DIY project covers all dimensions for making a musical keyboard.

However, plenty of room is there for the curious mind to apply own ideas in making the gadget. How wonderful would it actually be when you create your own music on an instrument you made on your own?