Instrument-a-week (9): Bamboo Flute
BAMBOO FLUTE Difficulty: 4 od 5 CAUTION: When drilling holes in the flute, we need the help of an adult! WE NEED: a bamboo pole with an inner diameter of about 15 mm and a distance between the nodes of at least 30 cm (it can be purchased in better stocked horticulture shops where the […]
Instrument-a-week (8): CD Flute
CD FLUTE (CARDBOARD FLUTE) Difficulty: 4 of 5 CAUTION: When cutting holes in the flute, we need the help / supervision of an adult! WE NEED: a stiff cardboard tube with a diameter of approximately 4 cm and a length of at least 34 cm (such tubes are used textile bales and obtained in textile […]
Instrument-a-week (7): Water Flute
Water Flute Difficulty: 4 of 5 Attention: Assistance of an adult is required when cutting hard plastic tubes and preparing a hardwood plug! MATERIALS: 5 PVC sewer tubes, 40mm diameter and 30 cm in length (different number of tubes can be used; it is important to set them in a closed geometrical shape with elbows […]
Instrument-a-week (6): Froggy
FROGGY Difficulty: 3 out of 5 YOU WILL NEED: a short tube with a diameter of about 40 – 50 mm and a length of 50-70 mm (easiest is if you use a cardboard tube, diameter 45 mm, used in post offices in Europe in rolls of stickers for envelopes), cylindrical rod made of beech […]
Instrument-a-week (5): Bird Whistle
BIRD WHISTLE First version Difficulty: 2 out of 5 YOU WILL NEED: square wooden batten, dimensions 1.5 cm x 1.5 cm or 2 cm x 2 cm a piece of hard plastic, thickness 1-2 mm plastic band for gift-wrapping wood saw scissors strong adhesive INSTRUCTIONS: Cut the wooden batten into into segments: one segment of […]
Instrument-a-week (4): Cardboard Tubophone
CARDBOARD TUBOPHONE Difficulty: 4 out of 5 YOU WILL NEED: cardboard tubes with a diameter of 5.5 to 6 cm and a total length of about 5m (they can be obtained for free at the stores selling fabric; they are useed to roll the fabric), 2 angular cardboard strips (such strips are used to protect […]
Instrument-a-week (3): Moped
Moped Difficulty: 2 out of 5 YOU WILL NEED: a sheet of smooth and thicker paper, 18 cm x 18 cm (old poster or the cover of a magazine) a smooth round rod or tube, with a diameter of 1 cm and a length of about 25 cm scotch tape scissors INSTRUCTIONS: Roll the paper diagonally […]
Instrument-a-Week (2): Fruit-Box Kalimba
FRUIT-BOX KALIMBA Difficulty: 3 of 5 YOU WILL NEED: 5-10 large hairpins cardboard fruit – box hardwood batten 0,5 cm * 1 cm * 100 cm electric drill drill 2,5 mm strong glue hammer x-screwdriver wood – screws M3 * 15-20 mm INSTRUCTIONS: Hairpins should be broken into halves: position each flat onto a hard […]
Instrument-a-Week (1): Membranophone
MEMBRANOPHONE Difficulty: 3 of 5 YOU WILL NEED: plastic tube with a diameter of 20 mm and a length of 30-40 cm (use the so-called PN pipe, which can be purchased in building stores – it is used in construction for installing electrical cables) PPR reducing T-piece 25 cm (a diameter of upper and bottom […]