Unatronics creates electronic devices designed to incite fun and encourage creative play. Light, sound, motion and rhythm are configured into easy-to-learn systems that can be used for musical expression, dance, open-ended play and scientific exploration. 
We’ve been working with Mike Pendleton of MP Custom Made on a new version of the Beep-it Deluxe. Mike is a fantastic craftsman and woodworker and he has found a good source of wood- when buildings in Chicago are demolished, there’s a lot of great old-growth Chicago wood that can be salvaged.
So, the new Beep-it Deluxes will be housed in a handsome handmade wood case, from recycled wood that’s around 100 years old. It’s pine, but a very mature and conditioned pine that feels and behaves like a hardwood. We’re half-planing the wood, meaning that we’re keeping a lot of the crusty patina that’s developed over the last century. The half-planed version is on the right in these photos. On the left is a fully planed version that shows the grain of the wood beneath. Which is nice, but we like the crusty version better :)
These cases will then be milled using our new ShapeOko CNC machine to add the Unatronics tuning fork design and to label the controls.
