I decided to take a break from the NP letters I am answering to post a display item for sale item!
Because of using projection mapping one of my display items needs to be rehomed.
The 6 foot tree you see below was designed by me, first going into our display in 1984. Back then there were no home computers that could sequence lights to music.
The end result after seeing the Living Singing Christmas tree pageant at a local church was designing this tree.
Originally it had around 1,000 incandescent minilights. The electronics I built took an audio source (a record or CD player back then) and would change the music to the beat, as well as the frequencies of the music.
After eventually getting tired of replacing the strings every 2 – 3 years when their colors faded I retired the tree.
A few years ago I changed to LEDs, and to make it more prominent went with C7 sized bulbs. The electronics were replaced with an updated controller.
Currently it has somewhere around 480 – 490 or so red, blue and green C7 LEDs, with a star that uses minilight sized white LEDs.
Those of you who have visited the display in recent years have seen this tree, and how bright and colorful it is. It will make a great center piece for a display.
The controller is located inside the garage, and I put a standard C7 sized incandescent bulb on each of its output circuits, so I could adjust how it responded to the music without going out into the display to view it.
All you need is one AC outlet, and an audio source to have a musically synchronized display item, without programming anything. Literally this is plug and play!
You can additionally plug in some additional lighting elements that will be synchronized along with the tree (i.e. LED floods, light strings etc.) as long as you don’t exceed the capacity of the controller, which is why I used LEDs.
To give you an idea of costs, the C7 LEDs which are full wave, sealed and dimmable cost $1.15 each, and the electronics is currently available for $300.
I am selling the tree, controller, and the wiring (about 40 feet) for $300. I have it mounted on a pipe, which could be included.
If interested PM me and we can discuss specifics.
