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The name of my instrument is the Draino. I got
the idea of making it when I was thinking of how
you could combine a piano and a drum. My instrument
belongs to the percussion family. My instrument
changes pitch just like a piano, but sound like a
drum.
I used wood, bouncy balls, a waterspout, metal,
nails and spray paint. I found these materials
looking through my grandpa's garage. The wood I
used was plywood, a small thin wood. Bouncy balls
are balls that hard very hard and bounce high.
I made my instrument by screwing nails through
the plywood to connect it to the sides and top.
Then I put a nail though the end to hold the keys
in place. Next I screwed the bouncy balls to the
keys. After that I glued the waterspout to the
wood. After all of that I put a light coat of blue
spray paint on my Driano. My grandpa sawed the keys
for me. The rest of the things I did on my own.
Some problems that I faced were fitting the keys on
my driano.
I play my instrument by applying pressure to the
keys. I change the pitch by pushing down harder. I
can only play my instrument one way.
In the end, my project was a success. The thing
I liked about this project was thinking outside the
box, and looking for the supplies. I learned not to
wear my good clothes while working, and the need to
have good parental supervision.
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