![]() On Friday, the university announced the winners. Though the annual competition, organized by the Georgia Institute of Technology, took place online this year, videos submitted by the contestants have allowed viewers to dip into a world teeming with ingenuity. In a normal year, finalists get to see their creations come to life in front of live audiences. ![]() One sought help from his plumber another from his Lego-obsessed 7-year-old. The creative impulse is often sparked by a question: What if a piano could sing? How does a guitar learn to play microtones? Can a keyboard instrument be taught to swoop like a cello? Some of the entrants had to widen their skill sets to encompass woodcarving or soldering. What possesses someone to invent a new instrument? Ask the finalists of this year’s Guthman Musical Instrument Competition, and you get different answers - among them boredom, curiosity, frustration.
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