Post by hushnel on May 1, 2021 12:54:45 GMT -5
I’ve been thinking of building a couple thumb pianos, maybe even coming up with a type of wind chime. I’ve looked on line and figure just about any good hard tool/knife steel would work, the hardening would have to be tweaked toward a bit softer in the tempering. I like the looks of all hand wrought tines. I’ve got a bunch of gourds, dried and ready for projects. I have a couple huge abalone shells that might work with a thinned and braced wood top. The more primitive the look with great intonation and projection, the better.
I had an idea a few years back to make a wind chime that was calibrated to a four note chord, so that a low wind, like 5 mph the first bass note would sound when the wind got up to 10 mph the second note of the chord would sound, at 15 the third at 20 the octave with the full chord sounding. This would be a flute type sound rather than percussion. Wind direction would require the device could move so the air flow would be correct to sound the tube(s) and possibly a kind of scoop on the tubes to finesse the direction for a nice solid note. Along the line of a pipe organ. A cool Anemometer. It may not be possible. If I can get a single note to work, then I should be able to finesse the others as well.
Social distancing is taking it’s toll “o)
I had an idea a few years back to make a wind chime that was calibrated to a four note chord, so that a low wind, like 5 mph the first bass note would sound when the wind got up to 10 mph the second note of the chord would sound, at 15 the third at 20 the octave with the full chord sounding. This would be a flute type sound rather than percussion. Wind direction would require the device could move so the air flow would be correct to sound the tube(s) and possibly a kind of scoop on the tubes to finesse the direction for a nice solid note. Along the line of a pipe organ. A cool Anemometer. It may not be possible. If I can get a single note to work, then I should be able to finesse the others as well.
Social distancing is taking it’s toll “o)
