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The name of my musical instrument is The
Circle Harp. I got the idea to make a harp when I
thought I could use wood and my mom's extra harp
strings. My instrument belongs to the string
family. It is a wooden plate with glitter, spray
paint, sequins and screw eyes holding the strings.
It sounds like a Middle Eastern harp.
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First, the materials I used to make my
instrument were: spray paint, glitter, a wooden
plate, glue, screw eyes, and harp strings. I got
the harp strings from my mom and everything else
was from Michael's arts and crafts store. The tool
I used was a hole starter.
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Secondly, the procedures were: first I bought
and found the supplies. Next I decorated the plate.
Next I made the holes and put the screw eyes in.
After that I tied the strings on and tuned them by
tightening the screws. My dad helped put in the
screws and tie the strings and I did everything
else. Some problems that I had were: the strings
would pop and get loose. When the strings popped I
put on new ones and didn't tighten them as much.
When the strings would get loose I put on some glue
to help them stay.
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Lastly, you play my instrument by strumming
or plucking the strings. The pitch changes when you
tighten the screws which makes more tension on the
strings. The amount of tension, length and
thickness of the strings are what makes the
different pitches.
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In conclusion, I liked this project because
you get to be creative. Also, you get to see how
well you can make a musical instrument. I learned
that length, thickness, and tension are what make
different pitches.
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