Galvonium

The Galvonium, a musical instrument and street performance device. The Galvonium was presented as a recreation of an unknown Eighteenth Century bio-electric synthesizer complete with latex frogs legs, period stylings and high voltage electricity. A story was woven around the inventor Luigi Galvani and his rival Alessandro Volta, supported by detailed blueprints and street performer sincerity.

It   used a combination of Arduinos, oscillators, flyback transformers, MOSFETs and an AM radio receiver.