Brass Instrument Making: The Natural Horn
Chris Stratton
Mon Jan 8, 09am-05:00pm, 44-023 (Shop), 1st day only - Sched. TBD
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 3 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Basic hornplaying ability
Fee: 75.00 for supplies to build horn.
This year's IAP Brass Instrument Making class will offer participants the chance to learn traditional and modern techniques for turning sheet metal into a musical instrument while building copies of a classical-era French hand horn. These instruments are substantially more versatile and easier to play than last year's Baroque trumpets, so we stand the chance of really being able to perform with them. But their greater complexity will require substantially more work: 2-3 full days during every week of IAP plus occasional weekends. While no previous metalworking experience is required, participants will need to have a basic ability to play the horn to take part in the class.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/~stratton/www/iap.html
Contact: Chris Stratton, stratton@mit.edu
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Edgerton Center Student Technology Consultants
J. Kim Vandiver , Jim Bales
Tue Jan 16, Tue Jan 30, 02-04:00pm, TBD
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
"How can I hire a student to do a short-term technical project?" "I know Java; how can I find consulting jobs to make some money?""Where can I learn the skills I need to get a UROP?"
STC exists to answer these questions and more. We help match skilled undergrads with faculty and staff that need to get jobs done. These short-term projects can form the basis for a longer-term mentorship. We also help students gain the skils they need for STC jobs and for UROPs.
Web: http://stc.mit.edu/iap
Contact: Jim Bales, 4-402, x3-6178, bales@mit.edu
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Introduction to Machine Tools
Fred Cote
Tue Jan 9 thru Fri Jan 12, 09-12:00am, 44-023
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 17-Dec-2000
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
This short 12 hour course introduces the milling machine, metal lathe, and related processes by constructing two simple projects.
Contact: Fred Cote, 44-023, 258-7728, fpcote@mit.edu
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Inventors, It's Your Idea - Can You Make It Work?
Doug Carmichael
Thu Jan 11, 02-04:00pm, 4-402
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 08-Jan-2001
Limited to 24 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: None
Are you interested in pursuing an idea of your own? This activity will help get you started. You will learn what support is available at the Edgerton Center, including the Spring seminar SP.704 "Turning Ideas into Inventions." You will learn how to apply for UROP funding intended to help students who wish to work on their own inventions and innovations. You will also learn about Lemelson Program support for inventors.
Contact: Doug Carmichael, 5-207D, 253-4316, adcarmic@mit.edu
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