Intense Recasing
Mike Ford a sculptor and a musician decided to share some images of his creations with me and inherently all of us. The insides of these machines contain a range of sound generators, toys, electronic hobby kits, and some original circuits even. On the outside these art deco inspired pieces show great craftsmanship. At this time Mike does not have a website, so consider this a teaser of sorts, however after the 1st of the year he promised to get one rolling with sound, samples, more images, and video. Thanks Mike.
16 Comments:
At 12/19/2005 08:22:33 AM, Tom said…
Wow!
At 12/19/2005 08:49:16 AM, Tony said…
I love this guys work! Awesome retro deco.
Tony
At 12/19/2005 10:07:09 AM, Anonymous said…
Where can I get one and what does it do?
At 12/19/2005 10:55:37 AM, Phil. said…
wow those are beautiful, but very zany, devices i cant really say i like the speaker or mic stuff... but. still, beautiful!
At 12/19/2005 11:17:12 AM, Shaun said…
$500 for one of those I can see. Just the cases alone look really nice. I guess depending on what they do also would be a factor.
At 12/19/2005 12:01:34 PM, James said…
very beautiful.
mp3s are good but video would be better. And I hope this guy knows how to edit video and use a tripod. :P
At 12/19/2005 01:51:59 PM, Mars said…
BONER!
At 12/19/2005 03:53:32 PM, Anonymous said…
I really think this is one avenue down which bending is going.
In reference to your earlier, very honest post about Tablebeast, I think there's art collectors out there who are not musicians and would buy several of Tablebeast's "pieces" not as instruments but as collectable art. Thus, they WANT the drawings on the back of the SHS-10 and they'd pay his very high price for the keytar because of it's pedigree; the sounds it makes seem almost beside the point.
Besides, this recasing stuff here is too beautiful for just the studio, but you'd never trust it to a roadie either. It belongs in Ken Nordine's Sound Museum, I think.
At 12/22/2005 05:46:06 PM, mike ford said…
hello
thanks for all the comments. I am thankfull for the support and encouragement. If anybody needs any help with anything, let me know. The website will be up SOON!
mike ford
At 1/05/2006 01:36:33 PM, Ryan Oakley said…
Beautiful
At 2/22/2006 06:00:20 PM, Anonymous said…
Is the website up and running yet?
At 2/25/2006 11:52:18 AM, mike ford said…
ah! the webpage! no. sorry, I am investigating googles new free webpage designer...alas, the dig effect!
At 3/10/2006 01:04:41 PM, Anonymous said…
There is something about the nobs switches and a large glowing red light that is almost familiar, comforting even. Just by looking at the pieces I can tell already how smoothly the nobs will turn and I can hear the clicking sound of the thumb switch. The 12 year old in me who pushed the big red button on my father's IBM mainframe computer (causing great havoc and mayhem) LONGS to fiddle with these and see what wonderous things they do!
Bravo!
At 3/25/2006 11:46:41 AM, walter said…
These look terrific. I want to talk to Mike Ford about his designs and other opportunities. email me at emud@hotmail.com for contact information. Thanks
At 6/19/2006 06:05:43 AM, Hans said…
Absolutely beautiful! Saw Mike's art featured in Make: Magazine (vol 6). How do I contact Mike to buy his devices?
Hans, Netherlands
At 6/19/2006 01:25:27 PM, Master said…
Hans, please email me at circuitmaster@gmail.com and I will forward your address to Mike Ford. He may be interested in selling and doing custom work. Cheers.
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