The Music Museum at Utica, New York, which unfortunately
closed more than  a decade ago, had a nearly 100 year old
machine that, I think, did a better job.

Here is a video of one:
http://www.violinist.com/blog/laurie/20117/12451/

A bit more about the invention here:
http://www.mechanicalmusicpress.com/registry/mills/mnc_p01.h
tm
and here:
http://millsnovelty.com/index.php?option=3Dcom_content&view=3Dar
ticle&id=3D20&Itemid=3D53

Allen

> -----Original Message-----
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> bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Jesse Lackey
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> Subject: [OT] violin playing 'sculpture'
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> For those of you who have created / interested in
seriously
> complex
> mechatronics...
> <http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/22/8085653/ro-bow-
> robotic-violin-machine>
> by far the most sophisticated of instrument-playing
robotics
> I've ever seen.
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> (makes a pick&place look simple!)
>=20
> Cheers
> J
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