a few DIY musical instruments from Dennis Havlena

Hi - Here's a short sampling of a few of the simple folk instruments whose construction is detailed on my webpage at http://DennisHavlena.com This video was made in my back yard, on the spur of the moment and is not intended to be fancy music -- just to show some of the instruments, which include -- in order: - 3 string cookie-tin banjo with weed- whip line strings. Tune is "the Cuckoo". - "Tambiro" made from a new (never-been-filled) 20 Lb. propane tank. - My "Fiddle-Gurdy" combination fiddle & Hurdy Gurdy. Much fun! I apologize for the squeak here and there -- I was impatient to get things on Youtube. Tune is an old French Canadian Voyageur's melody, "En Roullant Ma Boulle". Inspiration from Yuichi Onoue's "Kaisatsuko". - My 4-string, full sized wash-tub bass. Holds it's own nicely in a band situation. - Simple Hardanger fiddle conversion. 4 strings playing & 4 strings sympathetic that run through a tunnel carved into the underside of the fingerboard. Tunes are "Road to Boston" (aka "Col. Greene's March") and "Over the Waterfall". - Low D Tin-Whistle made from a shower-curtain rod for a few dollars. Tune is made up on the spot (& it sounds it!). - Octave Mandolin (aka bozouki, cittern) converted from an old guitar. Tune is the "Boys of Bluehill" hornpipe. PS: I just put another short video on YouTube of my PVC tubing instrument that plays like a hang drum, at this web address: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... PS: Also see my propane-tank hank drum at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=bpM... My webpage describing building these instruments is at this URL: http://DennisHavlena.com Thanks! PLEASE NOTE: A real, Swiss-made hang drum is VERY difficult to obtain these days. A ray of hope is on the horizon however-- Pantheon Steel, a maker of beautiful steel drums ("steel pans") is researching and experimenting -- with the intention of producing hang drums (under a different name) for sale. Please contact them at pantheonsteel.com and encourage them! They're looking for signs of interest at this time. Dennis

Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: dhavlena

Length: 03:38
Rating: 4.86
Views: 338467

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