60-year-old retired electronics engineer and programmer here... You took me right back to my childhood when you hypothesized that LED might be attached with wires. You had me hoping it was, but my experience told me it was soldered to the PC board. Your idea of making his nose light up with it tells me you've got an engineer inside you somewhere. Whether you want to break a thousand more things to find out for sure is another question : ) Great job as usual.
@rrrosecarbinelaАй бұрын
You might both enjoy "The Things We Make" by Bill Hammack. Fun book that goes into what makes an enginerd :)
@archribaldbunker1060Ай бұрын
Good luck with the gnomenclature
@sundaynightdrunkАй бұрын
Loved this. Great to see it from idea to execution, and he turned out great! Hard to top just naming him "metrognome."
@samuelhatman8995Ай бұрын
Yep... you are officially amazing! I have a metronome like yours that gave it's life for the engineering cause. I never use it because it sounds like yours. AS old as I am, the one you grafted into Metrognome, (a fine name in it's own right I might say) sounds just perfectly metronome like. I have learned by many methods over the decades and for old timey music it always helped me. Best wishes on lessons! Old Timer Sam!
@MrTwostringАй бұрын
When my son, now 25, was a baby in his 'bouncy seat', my wife and I were part of a hammered dulcimer quartet. The little guy liked to kick his legs and bounce while we played and some members swore he was kicking in time with the music. We started calling him the metrognome. It's too tempting a pun. Nice job.
@acbenepeАй бұрын
Great job. David Bowie did a record back in 1967 called "the Laughing Gnome" which includes endless Gnome puns including a "metrognome" whose name was Fred. Just a suggestion.
@MichaelBCoatsАй бұрын
Phred!
@DavidJeffries-d8gАй бұрын
I would call the gnome Thyme. In the garden he tends the herbs and for you he keeps the time.
@DanielVoellerАй бұрын
I HAVE ONE OF THESE ALREADY!! My sister made it for me, and now I bring it to my piano lessons I teach, and the kids love it so much.
@lars2youАй бұрын
I used an electric knife when I made cushions for the camper! Might work for stiff foam also. Love the gnome!
@petehealy9819Ай бұрын
Well, if nothing else, Phoebe, this was a good hands-on intro to engineering. 😅
@angusmoffatАй бұрын
"There's a lot of beans down there." I'm thinking t shirts and merchandising opportunities. Thanks Phoebe!
@GenWivern2Ай бұрын
Cool. At the risk of being unduly obvious, I reckon you should call him Klaus Zwischenticher.
@Nitenichi100Ай бұрын
Thanks!
@phoebesanders2487Ай бұрын
Thank YOU!
@p5gBandАй бұрын
That was a fun project to watch and the results is a very good looking and useful metro gnome
@rrrosecarbinelaАй бұрын
Brilliant! Love the metrognome! You could name him Tempo.... ;)
@censusgaryАй бұрын
I love the idea of a metrognome. Maybe I’ll make one, too (with my own design). If I do, I’ll give you inventor’s credit- you deserve praise, not ignominy. If that flashing LED panel behind your gnome has a speed adjustment, you could use it as a metrognome, too.
@SpikeMooreАй бұрын
awesome! Of course, Elvis and Kit Kat are keeping a good beat behind you.
@Aesops_AdventurersАй бұрын
All hail the Great Metro-Gnome!!! OMG my cheeks hurt so much from lmao. 🤣😂😂🤣
@BedonkabonkАй бұрын
You can give him a speech bubble so he says, "I'm a metrometrognome." That would make him a metametrometrognome. I was thinking you could add the brim as well as the band and buckle to give him kind of a Gandalf look. That's just me thinking, though. It looks great as is!
@Retro6502Ай бұрын
That's incredibly creative! I'm shocked that no one's come up with that before, but that's amazing! He'll make practice into a party 🥳 For a name, how about Synchro Sam or Steady Sam?
@denisegustafsonАй бұрын
I love your Metrognome! So clever and fun to watch his metamorphosis. I am drawing a blank about a name! Maybe Gnomeo like in the cute Gnome movie? His heart beats for Juliet, lol! 💜
@alancandy6080Ай бұрын
Gnome is where the heart is.
@AgnesCongdon-xk8hrАй бұрын
Christmas 🎄 time ⏲ gnomes? $ound a little ELF ISH.
@davidhomer78Ай бұрын
Heat a butter knife with a torch and will melt the foam away.
@Ace_MaduroАй бұрын
You could also use the metro"gnome" in the garden to help you plant seeds in perfect time. 😄 You could probably make a few dollars by making and selling those.
@LaurenceGray-et7sb29 күн бұрын
Would that be thyme seeds?😀
@BaritoneUkeBeast4LifeАй бұрын
Hi Phoebe, the best tool to cut or carve foam with are hot foam knives. I see Cosplayers making armor out of high end crafting foam and they all use heated foam carving knives.
@NiallMorАй бұрын
I love your metrognome! You are quite the crafts-woman in addition to your extraordinary skills as a banjo player. As far as a name for your creation, may I suggest Marvin? It just seems to fit somehow.
@smadafАй бұрын
Trony is also a metrognome by being from metropolitan L.A.
@michaelallen434Ай бұрын
Know what you are? A genius!❤
@briansatchell2319Ай бұрын
100% agree. Very Cleaver
@TimsWorkshopTJYАй бұрын
I wonder who keeps beat better Elvis or the Cat on the wall? Maybe the dipping duck😂
@MichaelBCoatsАй бұрын
Great job, Doc! A friend of mine uses a device with a hot wire to cut our church's Chrismon ornaments, which are made of Styrofoam. It makes a clean cut. I will have to send you a picture. Blessings! ❤❤❤❤❤
@musicalmiscellanyАй бұрын
What a great idea. I can’t believe I’ve never thought of this. Very clever.
@daverow49Ай бұрын
You have the gift of problem solving and creativity. I played my drums along with you playing and I am confident that I could accompany you with my washboard. So when you become famous and travel to Australia if you need a washboard player I will be available. :)
@futuredirectedАй бұрын
We are banjo players. We ARE the metrognomes! ❤🪕❤
@NeverMind353Ай бұрын
I LOVE that idea and you executed it so well! I think Gustavo would be a fitting name, like the Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel
@briansatchell2319Ай бұрын
Not only a really good Banjo player. But also cleaver at Making * Things* Well Done
@jeffrogers210Ай бұрын
Such a cool project! Fractured Fairy Tales often has a furry gnome with a big hat carrying the sign at the end of the story. Not sure how to post a picture here, so good luck!
@susansanders9159Ай бұрын
"It's not fun" just sums up so much 😂
@bobbo11357Ай бұрын
Metrognome? Clever!
@LuisGonzalez-ye6tyАй бұрын
Es genial, gran proyecto es creativo
@colesselocАй бұрын
Phoebe! You are so cool. I love your music, but this video was a kick in its own right. Thank you for your youthful exuberance. Go Phoebe.
@ueccrguyАй бұрын
So fun!! Thanks for the peak into your creativity and innovation...and great music.
@Harbinger999-sz4niАй бұрын
He might like some sunglasses... TOOOOOOOOOO, COOOOOOOOOOOL
@Darrell_WilsonАй бұрын
True that using the metronome is not fun, but watching and listening to you create maestro metrognome was very fun . I like the way your mind works
@jodycopeland1Ай бұрын
In the hat
@0bm31770Ай бұрын
Glad to hear your thoughts on having a physical metronome, rather than phone app, because I bought one for my granddaughter. I find I make the best progress when I practice with the metronome.
@paulyoung5327Ай бұрын
Awesome! loved the whole process as you brainstormed the thing. ❤❤❤. I'll leave others to name it. Frail on.
@Yonni6502Ай бұрын
SO CREATIVE! Love it! MORE DIY VIDEOS! TOOL REVIEWS! WOOT!
@IndigoSkiesАй бұрын
Definitely a 10 on the awesomeness scale!
@BonzoKilbournАй бұрын
That is sweet, and hip-shaking Elvis approves.
@smadafАй бұрын
I'm 81 seconds in and amazed by what you're saying. For a couple months now, I've been wanting to compliment you on the clockwork consistency of your timing. Comparison: The Beatles are my favorite band, and their tempo varies much more than yours.
@billrice7738Ай бұрын
He's a super gnome! Perfect.
@KeeperofTheMountainАй бұрын
All your Metro Gnome needs now is skinny jeans! That is pretty cool. I like it a lot.
@roymundy3688Ай бұрын
Hi Phoebe, really enjoyed this video of your metrognome ! A hot knife is best for cutting foam or if you haven't got a hot knife a soldering iron would do a nice job, just make sure the room is ventilated as fumes are not nice. Keep up the great work. And some tutorials and TIPS would be AMAZING ! ❤
@gwiyomikim5988Ай бұрын
How about “Maestro” - your personal conductor - your keeper of the time! (p.s. Nice job! Fascinating watching the creative process at work👍🏼)
@smadafАй бұрын
A finely serrated knife could be used to split your cone from top to bottom, and then you could use the same knife to cut half the hole out of each side. One cut to split the cone, and then four cuts in each half of the cone. Then tape or glue the halves back together.
@smadafАй бұрын
I like your gnome _and_ I second the motion to have more making-stuff videos!
@melkingrealestateАй бұрын
What a cool video. You are a well spoke young lady.
@robertdanby5223Ай бұрын
What a fun project, most enjoyable, thank you!!!
@damienking-kostelac8097Ай бұрын
I have always been partial to naming a Gnome Chompski.
@CorinneHSmithАй бұрын
Surely this is a good prototype for future Phoebe merch. Maybe with the name Be-be? Phoebe's Be-be?
@peterlamasters5844Ай бұрын
This is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.
@Thr333_Sugar_SkullsАй бұрын
Your creativity is very inspiring . . . especially your Music. Thank you for sharing that wonderful art
@BigCheeseRumbleАй бұрын
How fun, Phoebe!
@rhs1856Ай бұрын
Well... "Tick-Tock" comes to mind 🤣
@tomhorsley6566Ай бұрын
I looked around on the internet and couldn't find such a thing, so this does appear to be a unique idea. Looks like something that could be a product 🙂
@garyfrombelfast3521Ай бұрын
Very clever, indeed! I’m looking forward to hearing/seeing the solo that inspired your creativity. Well done!
@carlericvonkleistiii2188Ай бұрын
Very clever! It was nice watching the creative process. Your persistence paid off.
@tonywaber8482Ай бұрын
Great wild imagination!
@James-u2q3gАй бұрын
That looks like me,minus the hat.😂😂😂
@CelliniCreationsАй бұрын
"He looks so happy" Well, that is his name 😃
@KenneyCmusicАй бұрын
That's incredible, I love it! I'm a big fan of puns too 😂
@mathiasdreke180Ай бұрын
You are remarkably pretty, having so much to tell. I could listen to your stories the whole day everyday.
@motcornerbyalisonhasselquistАй бұрын
I was not a fan of the metronome at first, but after using it a while, I kind of enjoyed it! Cute project.
@theseriousprepper4372Ай бұрын
Had a need, thought it out, solved the problem. Very creative thanks for the share. It’s good to see smart people doing smart stuff.
@rescues_greyhoundsАй бұрын
Very cool. In case this helps, think of the slide thing like measuring cups, you set the tempo by “reading” the flat top of the metronome. So by matching the sliding thing to where the top matches the 90 line, means you are matching the tempo of the piece (say a half note = 90). Anyone who uses a decimal place (I.e. a quarter note = 90.8 beats) goes straight to the ninth level of hell.
@zman7325Ай бұрын
You're a treat!
@crystalclearwindowcleaning3458Ай бұрын
Very funny and creative. You are very punny!
@zezonerАй бұрын
Fits your whole aesthetic perfectly! Nice work.
@stevenoyes3988Ай бұрын
Funny. Very long ago, in a place far, far away, I used the identical metronome. Lol
@jeannine1739Ай бұрын
I like your Metrognome!
@TobysgmcАй бұрын
You could use a PVC pipe a sandbag for the bottom to keep him stable
@LaurenceGray-et7sb29 күн бұрын
Those urban city gnomes do keep better time than those country gnomes.😀
@BanjoRose_down-pickerАй бұрын
Wow, you get to play banjo at school? That solo is awesome.
@chicagoleeАй бұрын
Wonderful
@DanG802Ай бұрын
Great solo!
@unconditionallove3820Ай бұрын
Heck yes, i call it my gnome. Stops me from wandering out of time.(should dress him in a suit and holding a briefcase to be an official metro gnome)
@yeoldfart8762Ай бұрын
Was just looking at your Banjo neck. Moon and the seven stars. There is a jig called The Moon and the Seven Stars. Maybe you should learn it. Looks good.
@tomhorsley6566Ай бұрын
There are a zillion or so hot wire foam cutter tools available in lots of price ranges in the usual online place.
@Dogzrule51498Ай бұрын
Oh gnome you didn't! 😂😂
@stevenboyd593Ай бұрын
The Bible says we are made in His image and likeness, He being the Creator...creativity is one of the attributes we inherited. Blessings and Shalom in Him
@crazylegoman28 күн бұрын
"There's a lot of beans in his bottom" is not something I thought I would ever hear on this channel. :D
@rlotts6607Ай бұрын
I knew I liked it here ❤
@zackbean2149Ай бұрын
You are a Fun Player. Surely a Fun Friend. Still Listening ! Still Loving !!
@f33fifofumАй бұрын
This is genius
@ManiacMediaDirectorАй бұрын
Since you are a hat collector, I hope you keep his old hat. You could use it some time!😊
@handyndn1Ай бұрын
I like to tap my foot when I need timing while playing my banjo, its very natural and you learn to play to natural rhythms.
@TAkayack27 күн бұрын
So cool! I want one! Thanks. So fun!
@martinStevens-ni7wxАй бұрын
Thanx that was funny ( haha) AND funny ( peculiar) heheh. I was going to ask about how you set the BPM. But you got there first. Heres to rhythm! Martin London UK
@smadafАй бұрын
You asked about how to dig in to that kind of foam more easily. Model-cement and certain superglues dissolve polystyrene fast.