Armstrong's Philharmonic
Assemblage Sculpture
NOT FOR SALE
“Armstrong's Philharmonic,” a steam/dieselpunk gramophone is named after Edwin Armstrong who developed the FM radio system. Some might think the piece is named after Louis Armstrong, “Satchmo” because of its look and Jazz music is often played though it.
The base of the piece is a Sensitive Research Instrument Corp. laboratory standard A.C. ammeter with a cutout for the Weston Model 547 volt and ammeter with vacuum tubes illuminated with amber LED's. Also mounted, a U.S. Navy telegraph key, a brass gasoline tank, placards and a vintage AC power cord. The Edison gramophone horn houses a wireless speaker with a brass grille mounted in front. A smartphone or tablet controls the piece for its “user friendly” operation.
“It ain't ignorance that causes all the trouble in this world. It's the things people know that ain't so.”
Edwin Armstrong (1890 - 1954) electrical engineer
Assemblage Sculpture
NOT FOR SALE
“Armstrong's Philharmonic,” a steam/dieselpunk gramophone is named after Edwin Armstrong who developed the FM radio system. Some might think the piece is named after Louis Armstrong, “Satchmo” because of its look and Jazz music is often played though it.
The base of the piece is a Sensitive Research Instrument Corp. laboratory standard A.C. ammeter with a cutout for the Weston Model 547 volt and ammeter with vacuum tubes illuminated with amber LED's. Also mounted, a U.S. Navy telegraph key, a brass gasoline tank, placards and a vintage AC power cord. The Edison gramophone horn houses a wireless speaker with a brass grille mounted in front. A smartphone or tablet controls the piece for its “user friendly” operation.
“It ain't ignorance that causes all the trouble in this world. It's the things people know that ain't so.”
Edwin Armstrong (1890 - 1954) electrical engineer
Assemblage Sculpture
NOT FOR SALE
“Armstrong's Philharmonic,” a steam/dieselpunk gramophone is named after Edwin Armstrong who developed the FM radio system. Some might think the piece is named after Louis Armstrong, “Satchmo” because of its look and Jazz music is often played though it.
The base of the piece is a Sensitive Research Instrument Corp. laboratory standard A.C. ammeter with a cutout for the Weston Model 547 volt and ammeter with vacuum tubes illuminated with amber LED's. Also mounted, a U.S. Navy telegraph key, a brass gasoline tank, placards and a vintage AC power cord. The Edison gramophone horn houses a wireless speaker with a brass grille mounted in front. A smartphone or tablet controls the piece for its “user friendly” operation.
“It ain't ignorance that causes all the trouble in this world. It's the things people know that ain't so.”
Edwin Armstrong (1890 - 1954) electrical engineer