MB&F announced yesterday a reprisal of the avant-garde MusicMachine. The second generation was built in tandem with resonance system specialists from JMC Lutherie and music box manufacturer, Reuge. Its futuristic design houses intricate mechanics and specially-selected spruce wood elements from JMC Lutherie, resulting in amplified sound quality.
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Like its predecessor, the MusicMachine 2’s songs were selected by sci-fi fan, classic rock lover and founder of MB&F, Maximilian Büsser. Featuring two independent movements on the tail (a cylindrical shape reminiscent of the Starship Enterprise ), the MusicMachine plays from one of two channels. Each movement plays three songs and, like the MusicMachine 1, one side is dedicated to sci-fi and the other is dedicated to classic rock.
The sci-fi channel’s melodies include the theme songs from Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Star Trek. Running parallel to the first barrell, the classic rock station plays Led Zepplin’s “Stairway to Heaven,” The Rolling Stone’s “Angie” and the Clash’s “Should I stay or should I go?”
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The amplified sound system in the MusicMachine 2 was achieved with 350 year old spruce membranes. The material has exceptional acoustic properties and can only be harvested and cured through an intensive process. In Nov., when sap production is at its lowest, trees are selected, cut and their timber is cured anywhere from five years to a decade. Two pieces of the precious wood encase a honeycombed kevlar unit and, together, the sound from the MusicMachine 2 travels exponentially further.
The MusicMachine 2 is limited to 33 pieces in white and 66 pieces in black.