Emmatone
Five willow rings wound with conductive thread, each triggering a different piano note — a tactile electronic music instrument made as a gift for an 11-month-old.
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Emmatone was made as a gift for an 11-month-old niece named Emma. Five willow branch rings were hand-braided and wrapped with conductive thread, each connected to a controller board linked to a speaker and a power supply. Each ring triggers a different piano sound — simple enough for small hands to explore, musical enough to actually be interesting.
Touch a ring, hear a note, build a melody.