This incredible machine was built as a collaborative effort between
the Robert M. Trammell Music Conservatory and the Sharon Wick School
of Engineering at the University of Iowa . Amazingly, 97% of the
machine's components came from farm equipment! It took the team a
combined 13,029 hours of set-up, alignment, calibration, and tuning
before filming this video -- but as you can see it was WELL worth
the effort. It is now on display in the Matthew Gerhard Alumni Hall
at the University and is already slated to be donated to the
Smithsonian.