Jackson H.

Initial Sketch:

- This sketch depicts what I would like to create for my final project: a musical instrument (similar to a piano) that makes its sound by hitting glass tubes filled with varying amounts of water and causing a sound to be produced. It will be made predominantly out of wood, the dimensions of which may change as I make physical mock-ups. It will be approximately 16 inches long and 10 inches tall, with a width of about 10 inches, likely a little less. When keys are pressed, they will cause another piece of wood with a shaped hardened material as a tip (which will strike the glass tube) to swing upwards. There will be 8 total "keys" that will each strike a tube with a different water level causing a different note to sound (as the tubes will be tuned).