Despite the political turmoil, the 1960s were a decade of technological optimism. Norman Borlaug's agricultural innovations staved off a global famine. We sent men to the moon. Vaccines were developed against measles, rubella, and polio. Many believed that a technological solution could be found for any problem. But their view of what the future would look like was inevitably filtered through what the world already looked like. Here's what they might have thought musical instruments of the future would look like.
Accordion
Drum Kit
Electric Guitar
French Horn
Grand Piano
Mandolin
Microphone
Player Piano
Saxophone
These illustrations were drawn using Stable Diffusion 2.1.
