He then plays a feather duster. This is a similar concept to a clarinet, even more so than Mr. Curly. The feather duster is smooth material, so there are no imperfections like strings messing with the air. The bore of the duster is more narrow than a clarinets though, which is why it has a naturally higher pitch. The actual duster would have a slight dampening effect, kinda like a straight mute. That helps make it not so shrill, like a piccolo. There are plenty of neat homemade instruments on the web, why not try to make some of your own. I saw a guy make a flute out of a carrot once....
Thursday, May 3, 2012
If you can't alter the sound , just make a new sound
Artists are always looking for that next thing, the next sound, the next lick, the next beat. They are trying to stay ahead of the game while subsequently moving the game forward with them. If you are ever looking for a specific sound and you can't replicate it, you may need to seek "alternative means" to find it. So put down the instruments they showed us in 4th grade and take a look at this crazy man and his original sounds.
As he says, that piece of garden hose wrapped around a tube is called Mr Curly. Its not your traditional instrument but it works in a similar way. He blows into the reed at the top, which then vibrates the air inside. The air travels through to the end of the hose, creating the sound. You get different notes just the same as you would a saxophone or clarinet, by covering holes along the length. Covering or uncovering hole changes the frequency of the air vibrating inside, this is what gets you different notes. The unique sound it self comes from the garden hose's intrinsic properties. Many typical instruments are made of brass or a like material because of the rich, clear, bold sound it gives off. When the material is garden hose, though, the air hits the inside of the garden hose, which isn't smooth, but rather a mesh of criss crossed strings. These strings are very taught but move slightly as the vibrating air hits them. This gives the wobbly sound given off by Mr. Curly.
He then plays a feather duster. This is a similar concept to a clarinet, even more so than Mr. Curly. The feather duster is smooth material, so there are no imperfections like strings messing with the air. The bore of the duster is more narrow than a clarinets though, which is why it has a naturally higher pitch. The actual duster would have a slight dampening effect, kinda like a straight mute. That helps make it not so shrill, like a piccolo. There are plenty of neat homemade instruments on the web, why not try to make some of your own. I saw a guy make a flute out of a carrot once....
He then plays a feather duster. This is a similar concept to a clarinet, even more so than Mr. Curly. The feather duster is smooth material, so there are no imperfections like strings messing with the air. The bore of the duster is more narrow than a clarinets though, which is why it has a naturally higher pitch. The actual duster would have a slight dampening effect, kinda like a straight mute. That helps make it not so shrill, like a piccolo. There are plenty of neat homemade instruments on the web, why not try to make some of your own. I saw a guy make a flute out of a carrot once....
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He's amazing!
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