Building a PVC Instrument
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I’ve written this as a guide for anyone who wants to create his own tube-based instrument. I suggest you read the entire guide before proceeding to build the instrument, as it is not a step-by-step listing.
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What’s New
July 10, 2001: New
section! See photos of the construction of
my own PVC instrument!
July 7, 2001: More
drumbone information and another PVC pic in the Appendix.
July 7, 2001: Photo
of pvcman’s PVC instrument is up in the Appendix.
Phase
I: Planning
Deciding which notes to include
Doing the math
Deciding on a layout
Microphones?
Phase
II: The tubes
What to buy
Cutting techniques
Pipe elbows - the beautiful burden
Tuning
Phase
III: The stand
Wood
Structural concerns
Assemblage
Phase
IV: Finishing up
Gluing
Painting
Phase
V: Playing your new instrument
Paddles
Blue Man Group notes
PVC IV melody
Rods and Cones PVC basics
The new tune from a Pentium III commercial
Phase
VI: Conclusions
What I learned from this
Why I wrote this guide
Where to go from here
Copyright stuff
Appendices
Photos of actual PVC instruments made
by Blue Man fans
Variations on the PVC tube array
How much will it cost?
My
own instrument
A photo record of the construction of
my own PVC instrument.
This guide is Copyright ©
2001 Nathan True, All Rights Reserved.
Questions? E-mail pvcmaster@natetrue.com
