As far as marble runs go, few can hope to compete with [Wintergatan]’s amazing musical works. While undertaking the build of the Marble Machine X, timing problems became apparent. You can cra… ...

For those who haven’t seen the Wintergarten Marble Machine, it’s a piano organ-sized contraption made out of birch plywood, some Lego Technic sets, and 2,000 marbles.

Swedish band Wintergatan have created an incredible ‘Marble Machine’ that has clocked up 16m views on YouTube. But what does it sound like?

At least in marble dropping and catching, the rate at which it can recycle marbles may have become an issue, though only on high tempos, so if the machine can’t take 175bpm for more than 2 mins ...

It took Martin Molin two years to make it, but just last night, he officially debuted his masterpiece: A hand-cranked machine that can create an entire song with the help of 2,000 marbles. And yes ...

It’s fittingly dubbed “the marble machine” and has 3,000 parts. The elaborate contraption includes several traditional instruments, such as a cymbal and xylophone.

NPR's Rachel Martin spoke with Martin Molin, creator of the marble machine, on Weekend Edition Sunday.You can hear their conversation at the audio link. The "Marble Machine" is a musical ...

Molin and his band Wintergatan started building the Musical Marble Machine in 2014, with the intention of completing the instrument in just two months. Things soon got out of hand.

If you’ve ever seen an online video of a marble machine, in which marbles are elevated and then dropped using a series of obstacles, there’s a good chance you were watching one of Matthias ...