a few DIY musical instruments from Dennis Havlena
Hi – Here’s the reduced sampling of the couple of of the elementary folk instruments whose
construction is minute upon my webpage during http://DennisHavlena.com
This video was done in my behind yard, upon the coax of the impulse as well as is not dictated
to be whim song — only to uncover the little of the instruments, which embody — in order:
- 3 fibre cookie-tin banjo with weed- whip line strings. Tune is “the Cuckoo”.
- “Tambiro” done from the latest (never-been-filled) twenty Lb. propane tank. Building this instrument gave me the thought for inventing my propane tank “hank drum” (a common pick to the cling to drum)
- My “Fiddle-Gurdy” multiple fiddle & Hurdy Gurdy. Much fun! we swallow ones pride for the cheep here as well as there — we was desirous to get things upon Youtube. Tune is an aged French Canadian Voyageur’s melody, “En Roullant Ma Boulle”.
Inspiration from Yuichi Onoue’s “Kaisatsuko”.
- My 4-string, full sized wash-tub bass. Holds it’s own easily in the rope situation.
- Simple Hardanger fiddle conversion. 4 strings personification & 4 strings sensitive which run by the hovel forged in to the underside of the fingerboard. Tunes have been “Road to Boston” (aka “Col. Greene’s March”) as well as “Over the Waterfall”.
- Low D Tin-Whistle done from the shower-curtain rod for the couple of dollars. Tune is done up upon the mark (& it sounds it!).
- Octave Mandolin (aka bozouki, cittern) converted from an aged guitar. Tune is the
“Boys of Bluehill” hornpipe.
PS: we only put an additional reduced video upon
YouTube of my PVC tubing instrument which
plays similar to the cling to drum, during this web address:
PS: Also see my propane-tank hank drum at:
My webpage describing structure these instruments is during this URL:
http://DennisHavlena.com
Thanks!
PLEASE NOTE: A real, Swiss-made cling to drum is VERY formidable to acquire these days. A ray of goal is upon the setting however–
Pantheon Steel, the builder of pleasing steel drums (“steel pans”) is researching as well as experimenting — with the goal of producing cling to drums (under the opposite name) for sale. Please hit them during pantheonsteel.com as well as inspire them!
They’re seeking for signs of seductiveness during this time. Dennis
