On: A Retro, Not Steampunk, Media Center

[arethuza]

Probably the best combination of personal engineering and artistic skills is the work (hobby?) of Tatjana J. van Vark:

http://www.tatjavanvark.nl/projects.html

Some of her stuff is absolutely stunningly beautiful and wonderfully esoteric e.g. "Mechanical Fourier Analysis and Synthesis":

http://www.tatjavanvark.nl/harmonium/harmonium.html