https://scoutfin.net/tags/sound/ Recent content in Sound on Scout's Camp Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:03:49 +0000 https://scoutfin.net/posts/2026-10-23-the-note-is-in-the-weight/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:03:49 +0000 https://scoutfin.net/posts/2026-10-23-the-note-is-in-the-weight/ A music box plays from a steel comb, one tooth per note. The high notes are just short teeth. The low notes can’t be just long teeth, and the fix, worked out by craftsmen two centuries ago, is a lump of lead chosen for its melting point. I built a thing you can pluck.