Electro Guitar Kit
Guitar
2019
2019
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Tech Will Save Us was founded in 2012 by the American designer and inventor Bethany Koby, and by the artist and entrepreneur Daniel Hirschmann. The company produced DIY technology kits aimed at introducing children to science, technology, engingeering, and mathematics (STEAM).
The kits allow for hands-on learning which can be done at home outside of the formal education space, which can be quite passive. Koby has stated that people often take a passive role when using technology - such as passive screen-time use, and that she wanted families to foster a different relationship with technology.
The guitar kit contains the cardboard pieces needed to create the structure for the guitar and the amp, the elastic bands for the strings, a piezo-pickup, an amplifier module, and speakers for the amp.
The piezo component is generates electricity as sound vibrations move through it, and these pulses of electricity power the amplifier. There are videos on the Tech Will Save Us website which provide tutorials and the backing track for songs which can be played on the guitar. These can be recorded in an online ‘music studio’ website. Unlike other DIY guitar kits available for young people, the Tech Will Save Us kit does not reply on external software to function, and can be used without a computer.
The kits allow for hands-on learning which can be done at home outside of the formal education space, which can be quite passive. Koby has stated that people often take a passive role when using technology - such as passive screen-time use, and that she wanted families to foster a different relationship with technology.
The guitar kit contains the cardboard pieces needed to create the structure for the guitar and the amp, the elastic bands for the strings, a piezo-pickup, an amplifier module, and speakers for the amp.
The piezo component is generates electricity as sound vibrations move through it, and these pulses of electricity power the amplifier. There are videos on the Tech Will Save Us website which provide tutorials and the backing track for songs which can be played on the guitar. These can be recorded in an online ‘music studio’ website. Unlike other DIY guitar kits available for young people, the Tech Will Save Us kit does not reply on external software to function, and can be used without a computer.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 8 parts.
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| Title | Electro Guitar Kit |
| Materials and techniques | Carboard, rubber bands, electronic components, cable. |
| Brief description | 'Electro Guitar Kit', designed and manufactured by Technology Will Save Us. |
| Physical description | 'Electro Guitar Kit', Technology Will Save Us, guitar constructed out of carboard, rubber bands and electronic components. Kit includes amplifier, cable, spare elastic bands, instructions, and card packaging container. |
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| Gallery label | Making music
This gear could be the beginnings of a home recording studio. Even though these are toys designed for kids, they’re still functional.
The build-your-own cardboard guitar kit uses an electric pickup to amplify the sound of the strings’ vibrations through a small speaker. And with My First Sony, aspiring music artists just need to insert a cassette, pick up the mic and press record.
26 My First Sony
Designer: Sony Corporation
Date: 1992
Location: Designed and manufactured Japan
Materials: Plastic, electronics
Given by Sony (UK) Ltd.
Museum no. W.19-1992
27 Electro Guitar Kit
Designer: Tech Will Save Us
Date: 2019
Location: Designed England, manufactured China
Materials: Paper, plastic, electronics, string
Museum no. B.47-2022
[Young V&A, Design Gallery, Design helps us to learn, group object label] (01/07/2023) |
| Summary | Tech Will Save Us was founded in 2012 by the American designer and inventor Bethany Koby, and by the artist and entrepreneur Daniel Hirschmann. The company produced DIY technology kits aimed at introducing children to science, technology, engingeering, and mathematics (STEAM). The kits allow for hands-on learning which can be done at home outside of the formal education space, which can be quite passive. Koby has stated that people often take a passive role when using technology - such as passive screen-time use, and that she wanted families to foster a different relationship with technology. The guitar kit contains the cardboard pieces needed to create the structure for the guitar and the amp, the elastic bands for the strings, a piezo-pickup, an amplifier module, and speakers for the amp. The piezo component is generates electricity as sound vibrations move through it, and these pulses of electricity power the amplifier. There are videos on the Tech Will Save Us website which provide tutorials and the backing track for songs which can be played on the guitar. These can be recorded in an online ‘music studio’ website. Unlike other DIY guitar kits available for young people, the Tech Will Save Us kit does not reply on external software to function, and can be used without a computer. |
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| Accession number | B.47-2022 |
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| Record created | October 6, 2021 |
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