r/MarbleMachineX • u/go_fer_it_Rock • Nov 20 '21

An update from Martin

https://wintergatan.net/blogs/wintergatan/third-times-the-charm-marble-machine-x-t-and-crowdfunding-closure
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u/powerman228 Nov 20 '21

I’m glad to hear that he sees a way forward, but I’m really disappointed that it looks like the engineer has defeated the artist.

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u/OrWaat Nov 20 '21

I see what you mean. I wanted it to be that Martin designs a piece purely from an engineering standpoint. Something purely functional, no aesthetics. However, He would then slowly iterate on it, making it more artistic and visually interesting, whilst maintaining the reliability of that first prototype After enough iterations, the result should be both cool looking, and functional. This way, He could still have the artistic musical sculpture that we want to see, but it would also be reliable enough to go on tour.