Farm Machine Music

November 24, 2006

 

from http://www.snopes.com/photos/arts/musicmachine.asp
 

Claim:   Video clip shows a music-playing "farm machine" built at the University of Iowa.

Status:   False.

Example:   [Collected via e-mail, 2006]

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.

Enjoy.


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