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General Category => Toy Makers => Topic started by: tux_linux on January 24, 2012, 02:46:04 pm

Title: Music instruments for Kids
Post by: tux_linux on January 24, 2012, 02:46:04 pm

Hey!

I'm searching for plans for music instruments - or at least an idea beyond rattle, drum, xylophon ?

Title: Re: Music instruments for Kids
Post by: dgman on January 24, 2012, 06:28:21 pm

Here's one I made a few years ago: http://www.harpkit.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=thumbpiano
And look at this: http://www.harpkit.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=MK&Category_Code=cigar

Title: Re: Music instruments for Kids
Post by: mrsn on January 24, 2012, 09:45:21 pm

wistles are fun to make!
There are a couple of tutorials here http://lumberjocks.com/LateNightOwl/blog/15535
I have a worksheet on making them at school. I can send it to you or post it tomorrow.

EDIT! I found a copy of my whistle worksheet on my home computer.

Title: Re: Music instruments for Kids
Post by: tux_linux on January 25, 2012, 05:51:43 am

Thanks.

Yes, I thought already about making some Ukulele like these (http://www.instructables.com/id/Playable-Cardboard-Ukulele/). But I have not figured yet if I can build them at a reasonable price.

The thumbpiano is also interesting, I need to figure out how to get it tuned.

I also thought about a caj?n (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caj%C3%B3n). are those hard to build - they also probably need some tweaking for a reasonable sound(?).

Title: Re: Music instruments for Kids
Post by: newfie on January 25, 2012, 10:22:34 am

hey Torsten check out this video i found on youtube about making cajon's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxk1XQ4GcFw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxk1XQ4GcFw)

Title: Re: Music instruments for Kids
Post by: tux_linux on January 26, 2012, 07:37:06 am

Nice Video! Yes, that's an awful piece of woodwork, but it describes pretty well how to build a caj?n.

Title: Re: Music instruments for Kids
Post by: Gabby on February 07, 2012, 03:41:27 am

A Pan flute should be pretty simple to build. Check out these links.
Gabby

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_flute
http://www.panflutejedi.com/jean-paul-tutorial.html

Title: Re: Music instruments for Kids
Post by: tinker1 on February 17, 2012, 09:25:11 am

Here's a video of a tongue drum Steve made:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=sdgood#p/search/0/HbBdgv3VdZs

The pattern is available on his blog site
here is the catalog page: (scroll down to tongue drum)
http://stevedgo.ipower.com/cat/?page_id=136

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