THING-A-MA-BOBBER By: Shelby S. My instrument's name is the Thing-A-Ma-Bobber. It's called that because there are many different parts to the Thing-A-Ma-Bobber. My idea originated at a cheer competition. There was banging, shaking, pounding, and stomping. I really liked how it sounded. So, I decided to put them all together. The tools I used were beads, bottles, tin cans, a broomstick, rubber bands, containers, a trashcan, and others. I got all the materials from around the house. I used tape and a hot glue gun. I used several different steps while making this instrument. After I put on the broomstick on the trashcan, I had to attach all the other sounds. I also added musical notes on the base, and made it shine, with shiny tape . My instrument makes a few different sounds. I have a drum, a triangle, a shaker, a tambourine, a boingy sound, and a strumming sound. Mostly, you just have to hit the thing with a drum stick, but only for the guitar you have to strum. It can make 6 different sounds. Some of the sounds are loud, and some are soft.  For example,the drum makes a deep sound, the triangle makes a high sound, the shaker makes a high sound, and the tambourine makes a high pitch sound. The tone quality is noisy. My older sister Rachel helped me gather the items, and attach them.  My friend Nick helped me come up with a name. The biggest problem with my instrument was making it balance. I ended up adding a few extra sounds, just because I needed extra weight on one side.