"As promised please find attached photos of my new, go-anywhere, low-cost (i.e. next-to-nothing) keyboard extension for a 61 key electronic keyboard. It has taken me just 4 weeks at MMT to realise there just aren't enough notes on my keyboard and something needed to be done. I thought of writing to Kevin Rudd to bring it up at the 2020 "chatter-fest" but I couldn't even get Cate Blanchett to take on my cause - so much for more money for the 'yarts'. The manufacture was relatively simple once I had constructed the exact dimensions of the keys on my p.c. and printed it out on the laser printer.

The manufacture of the 'device' required a bit more effort as it involved and old cardboard box I had in the garage, some glue and a roll of wide packing tape. As yet I have still not worked out the way to make it actually play as I'm not enough of an electronic geek to achieve this. So in the manner of a kazooh I make the noise with my mouth which I think that any particular note will play. As I am concentrating really hard on trying to read the manuscript, get my fingering right and get the time correct, I'm afraid that almost everything comes out in a sort of strangled "Gnuugh".

Squeeze your nostrils together and make a noise from the back of your throat and you'll sort of get the idea. In retrospect I think it sounds like the Wookie from Star Wars. I will be glad to help anyone wanting to construct a similar device for their own use. They merely need to bring along a cardboard box (thick cardboard preferred) and some clear sticky tape and we'll see what we can do."