<s>
The	O
Copperphone	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
hand	O
crafted	O
specialty	O
dynamic	O
microphone	O
designed	O
and	O
built	O
by	O
The	O
Polyphonic	O
Spree	O
bassist	O
Mark	O
Pirro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Copperphone	B-Algorithm
is	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Pirro	O
and	O
distributed	O
through	O
his	O
company	O
Placid	O
Audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Pirro	O
designed	O
the	O
first	O
Copperphone	B-Algorithm
while	O
playing	O
with	O
The	O
Polyphonic	O
Spree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pirro	O
created	O
the	O
Copperphone	B-Algorithm
to	O
produce	O
the	O
phone	O
effect	O
live	O
on	O
stage	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
relying	O
on	O
outboard	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
created	O
a	O
few	O
prototypes	O
,	O
including	O
one	O
using	O
PVC	O
and	O
duct	O
tape	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Copperphone	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pirro	O
then	O
started	O
to	O
produce	O
small	O
quantities	O
of	O
the	O
Copperphone	B-Algorithm
out	O
of	O
his	O
garage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
developed	O
a	O
smaller	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Copperphone	B-Algorithm
known	O
as	O
the	O
Copperphone	B-Algorithm
Mini	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Pirro	O
founded	O
the	O
company	O
Placid	O
Audio	O
for	O
the	O
manufacture	O
and	O
distribution	O
of	O
the	O
Copperphone	B-Algorithm
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
audio	O
microphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Copperphone	B-Algorithm
made	O
national	O
news	O
in	O
2004	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
mistaken	O
for	O
a	O
pipe	O
bomb	O
as	O
it	O
passed	O
through	O
scanners	O
at	O
Dallas/Fort	O
Worth	O
International	O
Airport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brian	O
Teasley	O
,	O
percussion	O
player	O
of	O
The	O
Polyphonic	O
Spree	O
,	O
was	O
on	O
his	O
way	O
home	O
after	O
a	O
tour	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
Copperphone	B-Algorithm
packed	O
in	O
his	O
luggage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Copperphone	B-Algorithm
survived	O
the	O
water	O
blasting	O
and	O
continued	O
to	O
work	O
as	O
designed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Copperphone	B-Algorithm
is	O
hand	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Copperphone	B-Algorithm
naturally	O
yields	O
a	O
classic	O
telephone	O
effect	O
and	O
can	O
achieve	O
a	O
sound	O
similar	O
to	O
an	O
AM	O
radio	O
.	O
</s>
