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by Megan K. My instrument is named
P3 or Panpipes Plus Percussion. It belongs to both
the idiophone and the aerophone families. The
instrument produces sound by blowing into the pipes
or shaking it. The timbre of the
panpipes is airy and shrill on the high tones. The
low tones are airy and dull. The timbre of the
brass chimes is clanky and metallic. The volume is
relatively soft. When you blow through the pipes
with more air, the volume gets louder. Each tube of
the panpipe is a different length to create a
different pitch. The shorter tubes get the faster
vibrations, causing a higher pitch. The longer
tubes have slower vibrations, causing a lower
pitch. The resonance is caused by vibrations in the
tubes. The vibrations aid in making the pitches
through the amplification of the sound within air
columns. I made this instrument
made by taking brass tubing and cutting it into
various lengths with a special cutter. Then, I
plugged the ends with a mirror tape to seal off the
tubes. I wove string around the tubes to hold them
in place. Finally, I glued two strips of brass to
hold the tubes flat. I decorated the brass strips
with paint. I hung pieces of brass from the plates
to make the chimes. |
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