D.I.Y. Sewing Machine Rotary Speaker

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  • čas přidán 6. 08. 2024
  • What does a sewing machine, a fan, and an old roller blade have in common? They all got used to create a rotary guitar speaker.
    Website Article: merwinmusic.com/2021/03/07/fr...
    Patreon: / merwinmusic
    0:00 Intro
    0:15 Plan
    1:00 Frame Build
    3:18 Build Montage
    5:08 First Test
    5:55 Speaker Baffle
    6:57 Demo
    7:19 Outro
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Komentáře • 47

  • @dginia
    @dginia Před 7 měsíci +1

    So in the end, it is a sewing machine case speaker! I once made a cardboard box to howse the guts of a push button phone for our daughters to use. It didn’t one out quite like I expected; it came out way better! We and all of their friends called it “the cardboard phone.” Hmmm. I wonder where it got to?

  • @lmoore3rd
    @lmoore3rd Před 3 měsíci

    Well done, the baffle could use a scoop to better direct the sound. You will get a more pronounced doppler effect if you have the box closed off on 3 of the 4 sides.

  • @jamieandrews3944
    @jamieandrews3944 Před 3 lety +10

    Great job! That thing is really cool. I didn’t realize the motor in a sewing machine was so beefy and noisy. It’s so the opposite when someone quietly sewing away on a working one.
    It’s been a while since your last video..great to see you posting again! ✌️🙂

    • @MerwinMusic
      @MerwinMusic  Před 3 lety +2

      Thanks! That second baby will do that...

  • @tysonbrown9531
    @tysonbrown9531 Před 3 lety +5

    Yo! I’ve been looking at videos all week of DIY Rotarys! Thank you!

    • @tysonbrown9531
      @tysonbrown9531 Před 3 lety +1

      I’ve had plans to build one for a while. Could I build my take/response on it?

    • @MerwinMusic
      @MerwinMusic  Před 3 lety +1

      Build away!

    • @benink5690
      @benink5690 Před 2 lety

      It's missing the treble horn

  • @thisgoestoeleven
    @thisgoestoeleven Před 3 lety +4

    I feel like cutting a hole in the cover, adding some grill cloth, and somehow integrating the power switch and jack would be a really cool next step. This is so cool!

    • @MerwinMusic
      @MerwinMusic  Před 3 lety +2

      Yeah I really debated that for awhile, but then you can't see everything move...haha

  • @markpickardlife
    @markpickardlife Před 3 lety

    Very creative and ingenious! Looking forward to more of our content. Thank you.

  • @midnightraiin4035
    @midnightraiin4035 Před 2 lety +1

    That was a beautiful sewing machine.

  • @LeslieDugger
    @LeslieDugger Před 3 lety

    Like a Leslie speaker. Glad your channel is back. Helped me build my first studio rack a couple years back.

  • @KleyDeJong
    @KleyDeJong Před 3 lety

    Awesome build! I've always wanted to build a DIY rotary speaker. This is quite a practical way to do it, nice work!

  • @markb130
    @markb130 Před 3 lety +2

    I love your channel man! Thank to you I’ve made my big 1x12 guitar cabinet! Mathis one sounds sooo good! I would love to see the next version! I’m sure you’re gonna make another one ;)

  • @ejmikk
    @ejmikk Před 3 lety

    Ridiculously cool! Well done!

  • @jeffreyholm
    @jeffreyholm Před rokem

    Awesome work, keep it up!

  • @johannesmatzen2696
    @johannesmatzen2696 Před rokem

    Great project💪 makes me want to build my own

  • @johnholmes4960
    @johnholmes4960 Před 2 lety +2

    Try closing three sides.

  • @zeusantony5027
    @zeusantony5027 Před rokem

    Impressive skills.

  • @charliebounced
    @charliebounced Před 3 lety

    Love it!

  • @s9plus20
    @s9plus20 Před 3 lety

    Awesome!!

  • @jayholewinski
    @jayholewinski Před 3 lety

    Dude .... You are a genius. A madman with amazing ideas. I need to be your friend. That would be awesome. Lol. I need a few tools a disc sander, a band saw and a lathe. Even your smaller lathe in this video was cool too. Did you make that? :) I love your channel brother. And the fact that it's musically relative is even better.

  • @robertcoggin3366
    @robertcoggin3366 Před 2 lety +1

    Since you have completed the project you might have satisfied your creative itch, but I would like to recommend that you adapt this to a larger speaker, say a 12"
    Nice work, btw

  • @PDXPiggy
    @PDXPiggy Před 10 měsíci

    Hell yeah

  • @sendjamin
    @sendjamin Před 4 měsíci

    Is there a part two? Id love to see a second iteration with more detail hahaha

  • @nicolasriethmaier9851
    @nicolasriethmaier9851 Před 2 lety

    Merwins music! Fantastic video!!! I want to build one. I have a few questions regarding the dimensions of the box.

  • @ryanintopeka
    @ryanintopeka Před 10 měsíci +1

    Did you ever experiment more with this? I'm thinking about doing this kind of thing with a 12" speaker. I feel like if you covered more of the speaker with a round base and had a horn like exit you'd get more effect from it. Great project though!

  • @jerrymorganjr
    @jerrymorganjr Před rokem

    Never thought of this....

  • @markfrant
    @markfrant Před 2 lety

    Умницв! Я очень рад что у тебя получилось сделатт leslie

  • @j.r.arnolli9734
    @j.r.arnolli9734 Před 3 lety

    Nice build, great idea😁 🤔crimp first, solder later🧐 not vv 🤐

  • @trendingverge
    @trendingverge Před 2 lety

    Can you go over your rack equipment in a video. Please thank you. I have the same tape recorder.

  • @cbachmann33
    @cbachmann33 Před 2 lety +2

    How did you wire the foot pedal to the new motor? :)

  • @ernstgennial7064
    @ernstgennial7064 Před 3 lety +2

    Poor old sewing machine!
    Didn"t you find an other old motor?
    Sewing mashines are so sophisticated devices!

  • @marcodelrosario9689
    @marcodelrosario9689 Před 3 lety

    Hello could you help me? I have a 5 watt tube laney cub8 amplifier and I want to make a cabinet with a 12 "speaker, what specifications should this speaker have regarding my amplifier? Thank you very much in advance!

  • @COB-iv6gd
    @COB-iv6gd Před 4 měsíci

    😮

  • @cliffnagy7179
    @cliffnagy7179 Před rokem

    Why didn't you use the sewing machine pedal to control the speed?

  • @jakekeisler7
    @jakekeisler7 Před rokem

    How did you find/fit the motor belt?

  • @phartsdust
    @phartsdust Před 3 lety

    You are ready for a lathe . The longer you wait the more you will need it.

  • @TJ_Hack3r
    @TJ_Hack3r Před 3 lety

    NeAt

  • @StephenTack
    @StephenTack Před 3 lety +2

    How's the speed control work?

    • @MerwinMusic
      @MerwinMusic  Před 3 lety +5

      With the sewing machine pedal. Off when not pressed to full speed all the way down.

    • @StephenTack
      @StephenTack Před 3 lety +2

      @@MerwinMusic cool! So the shaded pole motor responds well too the sewing machine pedal? Guess I'll be adding some items to my junk wish list 😁

  • @benink5690
    @benink5690 Před 2 lety

    You forgot the treble horn!

  • @stanwest3529
    @stanwest3529 Před rokem

    What you have made is NOT a rotary speaker it does not sound anything like a Leslie ...the speaker in your contraption does NOT rotate Many years ago I built a true Leslie type speaker where the speaker was built into the side of a drum that had a shaped port it was driven by a record player motor the whole thing rotated and gave a true Leslie sound...there is another way of getting the Leslie sound some old upright electonic organs ,Yamaha for example had a Leslie speaker built in I have such a unit somewhere I must find it ...kind regards from the U.K.

    • @MerwinMusic
      @MerwinMusic  Před rokem +3

      The speakers themselves don't rotate in a Leslie either. The biggest difference between this and a Leslie is a Leslie has two sets of rotating baffles to create more warble than just wah wah. This is basically a mini Fender Vibratone but less people know what that is.