Floppy Disk Percussion

This is a modern version of a traditional Japanese instrument called the kokiriko or bin zasara. It's often sold with the generic name of "Latin percussion instrument." Instead of rope and wood, I'm using paracord and floppy disks. The sound isn't quite the same, but it's still fun to play with and put to use a pile of floppies we had lying around the office. Check out the video for an example of how it looks and sounds in action.

For this I used:

• 34 floppy disks
• 200 washers
• 2 bolts
• 4 nuts
• 4 feet of paracord

Drill two holes in all of the floppies near the corners. These are where the paracord will be going through.

For two of the disks, also drill out a larger hole in the middle for the bolt to go through.

Feed the paracord through the holes in one of the end floppies and then use 3 small washers. Repeat over and over again with the regular floppies until you run out of floppies and/or washers.

For the last piece, add one of the disks with the hole in the middle and tie a knot in the paracord.

Not shown: tighten it up and tie off the paracord on the other side as well.

Using a bolt, a washer and a couple nuts, combine them all together to form the handles.

And that's it. You can now start playing with your floppy disk kokiriko! Make some noise or just play with making some cool shapes.