The Coolest Thing I Never Documented
I don’t know how this project slipped through the cracks when it came to taking more photos and video of it along the way.
“Nosferatunes”, the greatest name ever created for a Nosferatu inspired jukebox, of which I’m sure there are zillions.
Honestly we never really figured we’d have a website where we’d wish that we had documented things better, so at least we know moving forward.
For the nerd readers out there, the audio out of this computer was connected to a 3.5mm Stereo to Cat6 Cable adapter. We could then route the audio of the computer through the Cat6 wiring of our house, back to a centralized whole-home audio amplifier that we have so that we could get the music to the entire house.
The software also allowed us to tweak the settings so that people could add songs to the queue but they couldn’t just bypass someone else’s selection. It also allowed for Sarah and I to both have a WIFI interface to the jukebox on our phones in case we needed to skip/add a song or adjust the volume on the fly.
Anyway, here are the scraps of photos that I have to showcase my Nosferatunes jukebox!
It All Starts Here
Now weathered from being outside, this was the enclosure for the touchscreen jukebox.
I made the name and teeth from adhesive vinyl using my Cricut vinyl cutter.
The coffin has a wooden frame and the entire front is painted foamboard insulation.
This would house a touchscreen computer that was running the Zenpoint DigitalCenter software to give us a nice jukebox interface to play all of our music.
Once the computer was housed inside, there was a solid wood panel screwed to the back as well.
Before Name & Fangs
This was a mid-point step where the coffin was assembled with the computer inside and just before I made the fangs and name and stuck them on the front.
Watching the progress is a Nosferatu head and hand that I printed with my 3D printer. I painted him as best as my limited painting skills allowed.
He’s coming for you!
Here’s a closeup of the 3D printed head and hand. These would end up on top as not to get in the way of the touchscreen.
Always Branding
Here’s a closeup of the interface of the jukebox software.
I love that it allowed for us to throw a logo onto the software so we could keep drilling our brand name into the drunken brains of everyone at our party that year. It’s all about branding, right?