The Le Strum is a superb musical device which has the potential to be converted into a larger instrument by breaking out the connections within another enclosure – although the difficulty in doing this is the sheer amount of soldering required! The Le Strum Breakout Boards are a set of PCBs designed to alleviate the potential pitfalls of hundreds of solder points and make the construction of a new instrument a breeze.
This PCB set allows you to break out the Le Strum’s chord buttons, hack header, note panels and more – joining them neatly and reliably via a 20-way ribbon cable secured by IDC sockets and headers. This is an incredible improvement for stability, durability and reliability over soldering everything to create a magical MIDI instrument! You’ll receive a set of PCBs, Ribbon Cable, IDC Headers, IDC Sockets and 2 single-row headers to attach to the Le Strum. If you need a constructed Le Strum too you can buy a set here.
Earlier this year, seller midierror made a MIDI leg for artist Elizabete Balcus which inspired the creation of these PCBs. Find other examples of what’s been created prior to their release here.
If you’re feeling adventurous, you can get a Le Strum Kit from SixtyFourPixels and build the lot yourself. The PCBs are available from midierror who’s based in Brighton England.
