Today we will talk in detail about a phenomenon like a glucophone. What is this, we will consider in detail below. This is a collective name, which refers to the tongue melodic instruments. They are made of metal blanks or production tanks.
Glucophone: what is it?
Many people assume that this steel melodic drum is an ethnic instrument, in fact it is not quite true. A very special thing is a glyphophone. What it is is difficult to describe in one word. If we say that this is a drum, it will not be completely correct. Most accurately, it would be called a percussion instrument. Our hero looks like a small spaceship and a sound similar to the voice of a harp and a bell. The musical instrument of a glucophone in the CIS is called a "drum of happiness". This development is included in the class of idiophones. In other words, the source of sound in this case is the tool body. The word "idiophone" comes from two Greek terms, which can be translated as "your" and "sound." For a sound extraction, such a tool does not require preliminary manipulations such as compression or tension. Therefore, it can not be attributed to the form of drums. If you believe different archaeological finds, it is idiophones refer to the oldest types of musical instruments ever created on our planet. Such devices are very common, they are present in almost all world cultures. Man made similar tools from various materials that he met: glass, bone, ceramics, metal and wood.
History
The first video recordings with the instrument of interest to us were widely circulated around 2005. Then Felle Vega - percussionist - presented his own musical invention - Tambiro. This is a propane bottle with petals on its side. However, was he fully the author of such a development? The role of the main "inspirers" of the inventor can be claimed by African "mini-pianofortes" or warbans. A little later, Denis Havlena - the inventor of the instrument, perfected the development of Felle. He placed the petals on the bottom of the cylinder. This approach made the instrument more convenient to play. Since that moment, the described markup of the glucophone has become classical and does not undergo significant changes.
Varieties
These musical instruments differ in size, shape, thickness of metal, material, shape of the petals, their number, type of coating. The configuration of the glucophone is possible within a certain range. There are also species with an already fixed system. Instruments can be acoustic or have built-in pickups for connecting them to amplifiers, as well as effect pedals. The price of such devices, as a rule, varies within the limits of 160-600 dollars.
Creature
We have already described what a glyphophone is. Anyone can create it with his hands, showing some persistence. It is made from the usual cylinders. The finished instrument looks like two bowls. The first is equipped with petals. The second - resonating holes.
So, we need a glyphophone. With our hands, we have to create a musical instrument that bewitches minor, integral or major modes. The device can be adjusted independently for each of them. To make the necessary tool, we will need a metal hacksaw, a funnel, a bucket, an empty bottle, a plastic bottle, a Bulgarian, a protective welding mask. Care should be taken. The fact is that the old balloon, even if it is absolutely empty and stood open for more than ten years, is a danger to human life.
Let's go to the manufacturing process. Open the cylinder valve. Our task is to make sure that there are no more gas residues inside. If the characteristic sound of the outflowing substance is absent, lather the valve opening. This will once again make sure that there is no gas in the cylinder. Put the container on its side. We cut off the brass valve. Then we fill the cylinder with water. We merge. Saw a ballon Bulgarian. Now you know how to create a Glucophone. What is it, we described in detail above.