mass customization of musical instruments
The last few months the word about rapid prototyping in furniture, jewelry and accessories spread across the Internet like a virus. Recently I came across an article by Frank Piller which pointed at an exiting new spectrum of generative production and infects us with a new fever: the mass customization of musical instruments, especially drums. On the NAMM Show 2008, the fair for musical instruments in the USA, 24 of 41 drum-exhibitors already embrace the new age of individual design and mass customization. For those of you thinking about buying a customized drum set the article provides you a list of the most important companies able to create the base drums, rim shots and snares of your dreams.
