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Homemade Instruments OP Sun Oct 23 10:17:17 2011 No.4819 [Reply] [Original]

/diy/, I would like to build a homemade instrument of some sort. Something primitive that, at the very least, will keep it's tune and won't be hard to play. I had this idea to build an upright bass using an old bass drum for the body and then a wooden handrail for the neck. I figured this would be more effective and friendlier for the hand than just a wooden plank.

I still wanna do that idea but I might wanna see what my options are. Do you have any ideas or do you know where I could find blueprints or some shit for this?

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 23 10:21:17 2011 No.4845 I'm planning on making a bottle bass like this, albeit a five-string variation. I've never made an instrument before though, any advice on basic do's and don'ts before I start? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzGJQliNIbo

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 23 10:23:17 2011 No.4860 >at the very least, will keep it's tune Making a string instrument that will actually keep it's tune doesn't seem like an easy thing to do to be honest. Bump for interest.

>>	♠Todd♣ !V//////Mxg Sun Oct 23 10:25:17 2011 No.4878 >>4845 That's badass.

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 23 10:27:17 2011 No.4891 A Djembe is a good place to start. Get a nice chunk of wood, work it to shape on the wood lathe. Buy yourself a skin on the net, they're not to hard to come by. Two metal rings tacked up. Ill make a full tutorial if you wish.

i peg myself with tubes Sun Oct 23 10:37:17 2011 No.4955

http://sites.google.com/site/sawdustandsolder/twostringfretlessbass

This one is simple enough, and given that you find nice wood, it will sound from "decent" to "pretty much there with that overpriced stick they used to sell a while ago". With the help of a FET PA, the piezo should handle more than easily stuff like stompboxes, electric instrument amps or synths. Modyfing the scale and adding varied support shouldn't be hard in order to make something in the scale of an upright bass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-CZpjbxGhQ

Also, this might be simple enough, given basic knowledge with tools, or ingenuity.

>comfort
SUFFER FOR YOUR ART, SISSY

Anonymous Sun Oct 23 10:45:17 2011 No.5017

>>4845

Saw that. I like the idea but it looks clunky. I'd wanna put more strings on that.

>>4891
That'd be cool but I was thinking more so stringed instruments.

>>4955
I like that idea. Do you think it would work with 4 strings? What if I made it a smaller scale with smaller strings? Could I make like a uklele thing?

Also that jappo thing is sick. I'd love to build that.

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 23 10:49:17 2011 No.5045 get a bottle put rice in it put cap on bottle (important) maracas

i peg myself with tubes Sun Oct 23 10:56:17 2011 No.5088

>>5017

>Do you think it would work with 4 strings?
You'd have to put a truss rod on that shit, or deal with excruciating callibration.

>What if I made it a smaller scale with smaller strings?
Might be more likely, there's a few 2x1 4-stringed guitars in youtube, so an ukelele thing might... wait, what, an ukelele? Are you Zooey Deschanel in a corny movie or something?

I mean, seriously, get real about the kind of instrument you want to make/play. If you're doing it just for the achievement, that's cool, but you'd be wasting musical potential. rant over.

>>4891

No, Djembes are for fags who do not wash their hair.

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 23 11:00:17 2011 No.5098 >>5088 okay fine fuck you. I'll build a guitar or something. Where should I start? Cigar box guitars?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6w8Jl48IXY Anonymous Sun Oct 23 11:08:17 2011 No.5138
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Here's a guide how to build a bulgarian or macedonian kaval(an endblown flute) from a pvc pipe.

http://www.phantomranch.net/folkdanc/articles/kaval-slama.htm

You can watch a video of an end result from the link I posted in the subject field. Not bad, actually.

i peg myself with tubes Sun Oct 23 11:28:17 2011 No.5241

>>5098
Sure, there's like a million guides for that on the net. Instructables might be a good starting place.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdu9QNE40Oo

This one is great. Simple as fuck, cheap too. You might even bde able to change the scale and you'd get that Zooey Deschanel music you want to make.

http://www.stewmac.com/freeinfo/Fretting/i-fretcalc.html

This is terribly useful as well

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 23 11:51:17 2011 No.5413 >>5241 >>5241 I hate you. Thanks

>>	i peg myself with tubes !MpRWP1Acjo Sun Oct 23 11:54:17 2011 No.5446 >>5413 No sweat, Zooey. Just post your ukelele next to your nice tits when you're done with it.

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 23 11:56:17 2011 No.5463 Anyone tried making a sound pedal?

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