The "Local Materials" Challenge
Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 9:09 am
Theme: A musical instrument made with only local materials, that is, resources which exist within your local geography and are not imported. Material cost not to exceed $100.
Challenge start date: April 1st
Challenge end date: midnight (server time) Sunday, May 20th
You may build as many as you like (or as you dare)! You should start a separate discussion for each, and you may start your instrument at any time during this challenge. Starting on the 1st is not a requirement.
If you are in doubt regarding the value of your materials, please ask ASAP so you don't find yourself over the $100 limit because you counted as free the expensive planetary tuners you received as a gift. Gifts must be counted at their retail value. Please note that shipping costs are *not* included in your materials costs. Neither is the cost of strings, so go ahead and build that upright bass you've been dreaming of!
You may use scrounged, scrap, and discarded materials, but if you declare as free the $100 flame maple neck blank that you rejected for a $2,000 instrument because of a 1/8" bark incursion, we will cry foul. Any part rejected for another instrument for purely cosmetic reasons must be counted at actual cost. You may also be handicapped a certain amount of money or time for using a pre-made part scrounged from some other project. The staff will ask for suggestions from participants regarding the value of parts and the legality of questionable actions when such questions arise, but final decisions will be made by the staff, and are final.
We do *not* count as "illegal" pre-slotted fretboards, pre-joined plates, or linings that you purchased already kerfed.
We will not be subjecting our participants to lots of rules or restrictions. The purpose of the challenge is to get people building, not to award a prize. We don't care what you do or how conventional/unconventional your approach is. Just build something. At the end of the challenge, all those who *completed* their instrument, plus staff, will vote on their three favorite instruments, and judging criteria will be left entirely up to you.
Here's how to enter. You must start a discussion in this section with the title "$100 Local Materials Challenge: Your Instrument - Your Name" *AFTER* 12:00:01 a.m.on April 1st. You must post the instrument you intend to build, projected materials list and costs, a picture of your materials pile if you can, definitely pictures as you go, and you may *not* post a claim that you have finished on time without posting the images to prove it, so leave yourself time at the end to process some images and upload them before the deadline. You must also post a final accounting if your original materials list changed. Your instrument must have finish applied, and be playable, or it will not count as completed. And it must come in at or below US $100 or you will be disqualified from the final judging. We do *not* require you to post a sound file.
Ask questions here. I've set up a subforum to hold everyone's posts once the challenge kicks off.
Challenge start date: April 1st
Challenge end date: midnight (server time) Sunday, May 20th
You may build as many as you like (or as you dare)! You should start a separate discussion for each, and you may start your instrument at any time during this challenge. Starting on the 1st is not a requirement.
If you are in doubt regarding the value of your materials, please ask ASAP so you don't find yourself over the $100 limit because you counted as free the expensive planetary tuners you received as a gift. Gifts must be counted at their retail value. Please note that shipping costs are *not* included in your materials costs. Neither is the cost of strings, so go ahead and build that upright bass you've been dreaming of!
You may use scrounged, scrap, and discarded materials, but if you declare as free the $100 flame maple neck blank that you rejected for a $2,000 instrument because of a 1/8" bark incursion, we will cry foul. Any part rejected for another instrument for purely cosmetic reasons must be counted at actual cost. You may also be handicapped a certain amount of money or time for using a pre-made part scrounged from some other project. The staff will ask for suggestions from participants regarding the value of parts and the legality of questionable actions when such questions arise, but final decisions will be made by the staff, and are final.
We do *not* count as "illegal" pre-slotted fretboards, pre-joined plates, or linings that you purchased already kerfed.
We will not be subjecting our participants to lots of rules or restrictions. The purpose of the challenge is to get people building, not to award a prize. We don't care what you do or how conventional/unconventional your approach is. Just build something. At the end of the challenge, all those who *completed* their instrument, plus staff, will vote on their three favorite instruments, and judging criteria will be left entirely up to you.
Here's how to enter. You must start a discussion in this section with the title "$100 Local Materials Challenge: Your Instrument - Your Name" *AFTER* 12:00:01 a.m.on April 1st. You must post the instrument you intend to build, projected materials list and costs, a picture of your materials pile if you can, definitely pictures as you go, and you may *not* post a claim that you have finished on time without posting the images to prove it, so leave yourself time at the end to process some images and upload them before the deadline. You must also post a final accounting if your original materials list changed. Your instrument must have finish applied, and be playable, or it will not count as completed. And it must come in at or below US $100 or you will be disqualified from the final judging. We do *not* require you to post a sound file.
Ask questions here. I've set up a subforum to hold everyone's posts once the challenge kicks off.