Discouraged by high prices and limited availability, Kentaro knew his chance at owning one of the much-sought-after Tenori-On electronic instruments were slim-to-none. Undaunted by those obstacles he created his own version - free of those extraneous LEDs, function buttons, chips, and well ... electronics in general.
Hey - everybody loves the feel of popping bubble wrap! He even wrote up a how to for making your own - TENORI-OFF [via Music Thing]
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