Publication

The Paper FingerPhone: a case study of Musical Instrument Redesign for Sustainability

A. Freed, The Paper FingerPhone: a case study of Musical Instrument Redesign for Sustainability, in NIME 2012 (Best Poster Award), Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2012.

The Stylophone electronic musical instrument, made briefly famous by David Bowie and Rolf Harris in the 1970's, has made a recent comeback. The musical toy industry evaluates its products according to MTTC, the Mean Time to Closet, and also by how many battery changes before the product is put aside - presumably until the generation finds it "anew". The carbon footprint and negative environmental impact of such short-lived products is shocking.

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