Ro-Bow †• a self-playing 'kinetic sculpture' violin

Following our look at the Mills Violano Virtuoso†• a self-playing violin invented in the early 1900s †• engineer Seth Goldstein has invented the Ro-Bow, which moves bow, violin and mechanical fingers via electromagnetic technology.

Read about the Campanula†• featuring four playing and twelve sympathetic strings †• and watch video of the instrument being performed.

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