THE WEASEL BELL By:  Ben S. The name of my instrument is the Weasel Bell because my instrument like a weasel makes a high pitched sound. I got the idea of making the chimes from two people, my mom and my teacher. My teacher gave me a page with the measurements of pipe and wood for the do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do sound. My mom said to use the paper to make a chime so we made it. I used a four-foot pipe, a cylinder wood pole, some paint, string, and grip tape. My mom cut the pipe into 10 pieces at the exact height of the measurements with a buzz saw while I painted and drilled holes into the wooden cylinder. Then I sanded the metal and tied the wood and metal and taped it together with super grip and hold tape. I got my materials at Home Depot. My instrument belongs in the percussion family of musical instruments because you hit the bells with a drumstick and it makes a ding sound. Also, it makes a very loud sound if it was not touching anything while it is vibrating. The biggest problem with making my instrument was while I was drilling the wood in the garage my sister Meghan and my brother Jordan got in a fight and my brother used the giant metal pole as a weapon and he bent it but my mom unbent it and we continued with the process of making the instrument.