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How are waves made and how do they work?
This page will answer that question and show you how me and my group made three instruments.
Ukulele: To build a ukulele from scratch we first needed to find how long we are support to make our strings.
The 4 notes we chose where. G, C, E, A.
The wave lengths for the notes where:
For note G it was
For note C is was
For no it was
For note A it was
After we found the wavelengths we designed the body of the ukulele using balsawood for the base and 1x4 for the stem. We prioritized strength over comfort, as the transition put on the instrument by the strings can be taxing.
Chimes: For the chimes we first cut out the tubes needed for the instrument in total there where 7 chimes ranging from C4 to C5. After that we creates the box that wound suspend the chimes. After tieing the the chimes freely to the box the instrument was ready to be played.
Clarinet: This was the final and hardest challenge, as you had to use the wind to vibrate. It took a few try's and a few modals, but in the end we used a pvc pipe cut to 131cm for a low C4 and a hole at the top for a high C5. We hade the vibrations using a tenor saxophone mouthpiece and 2.0 reed. I the end it worked out and we effectively mad e out own clarinet.
For me this project was really cool and fun to learn about. I've been a musician for 6 years playing mostly wind for all 6. Learning how the wind instruments actually work is a cool way to improve my playing and my building. As a group we did amazing, from what I saw we where the only one who made a clarinet. As an individual I though this project I really stretched my out side of the box thinking mind. From using a tenor sax mouthpiece to trying to make a clarinet I thought individually and as a team we did amazingly. I could have improved on my teamwork and encourage my team mates to contribute more and help out more. But other wire the project went great.
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