Junk components brought back to life

One man’s junk can be music to another man’s ears.

Lee Nicolson has founded the Re:Gear Hardware Library — an operation initially aimed at repairing musical electronic components, musical instruments and recording equipment bound for landfill, and making it available for the public to borrow.

The initiative also has a more creative side, where people could use the spare parts to build things like guitar special-effects pedals and create unique sounds.

john.lewis@odt.co.nz

 

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