Couple unusual musical instruments.
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Couple unusual musical instruments.
Made these two instruments last couple days, they date from the mid 1600`s to early 1700`s.
The first one is a Racket, there is 54 inches of air ways in it from nine passageways drilled in it and connected.
Here`s a link about them, they used a double reed to play which i haven`t got yet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rackett
The second one is a Bassoon that came after the Racket, it has six feet of air way.
A video of a guy playing a Racket.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIy86HTy9oc
The first one is a Racket, there is 54 inches of air ways in it from nine passageways drilled in it and connected.
Here`s a link about them, they used a double reed to play which i haven`t got yet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rackett
The second one is a Bassoon that came after the Racket, it has six feet of air way.
A video of a guy playing a Racket.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIy86HTy9oc
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Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
Never knew it was a musical instrument. Cool!
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Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
Thanks, i`m sure there isn`t much interest just another thing i had to make that i new nothing about.
I think i`m out of things to post now.
I think i`m out of things to post now.
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Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
making a racket has a definite beginning way back in history. I wonder if bagpipes are connect in any way, or a completely separate development.
Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
Could be buddy, not sure.
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Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
The one in the video was actully pleasant to listen to...sort of a calm bassoon sound. Is there a reed a reed or double reed involved?
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Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
Thanks everyone, Blaine they use a double reed which i`m supposed to get today but weather i can get it to work is another story.
Here`s a video of one i guy made that shows the bass sound they can make well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYpDOp0VL1M
A correction about the long one i made it`s called a Dulcian not a Bassoon which was a fore runner.
Here`s a vid of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiWcnyjNWtg
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Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
Neat thread Lenn. Boy, it had to have taken amazing skill to do the deep hole drilling in that last dulcian!
Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
Thanks Bill i made it from two pieces of wood, channeled them out with a wobbler blade on the table saw then glued them together.
Widened the right side to a bell shape using a router.
Widened the right side to a bell shape using a router.
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Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
Pitchy, words escape except to say, I learnt sumthin new this weekend!
In stead of "Mr. Rogers Neighborhood", we could have a "Pitchy's Northwoods Garage" show!
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Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
3leggedturtle wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 9:27 am Pitchy, words escape except to say, I learnt sumthin new this weekend!
In stead of "Mr. Rogers Neighborhood", we could have a "Pitchy's Northwoods Garage" show!
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Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
I like both of those sounds, low down and not ear piercing like my brother's penny whistle . . .
Imagine feeding that Rackett thru a trunk amplifier to ward off the zombie racket from the other vehicles. Could probably vibrate every car at the intersection all the way 'round !
Imagine feeding that Rackett thru a trunk amplifier to ward off the zombie racket from the other vehicles. Could probably vibrate every car at the intersection all the way 'round !
Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
My reed didn`t come today so i made one from a straw, the problem i`m having is getting different notes from the finger holes.
All the holes make the same note, must be doing something wrong, maybe the notes are made from the reed but then what good are the finger holes.
All the holes make the same note, must be doing something wrong, maybe the notes are made from the reed but then what good are the finger holes.
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Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
BLAINE should be able to answer this... in my limited understanding, the holes change the length and therefore the pitch of the sound, as if you had 8 different organ pipes. or changing the length of a guitar string by stopping ie on a fret. oversimplified I know. I think you need to have all-but-one hole covered.... don't take my word for anything to do with music... I understand noise, but still can't explain it !!!
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Thanks Grizz, i understand what`s supposed to happen what i can`t figure out why its not happening.
I think a proper reed will make a big difference, but i`m wondering about the size the finger holes should be also.
I did get a few different notes a while ago with the straw reed, i can`t play any music anyway but i always want to make things work like they are supposed to.
I think a proper reed will make a big difference, but i`m wondering about the size the finger holes should be also.
I did get a few different notes a while ago with the straw reed, i can`t play any music anyway but i always want to make things work like they are supposed to.
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Pretty much....Reed Instruments are an Arcane Black Magic.Grizz wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:11 am BLAINE should be able to answer this... in my limited understanding, the holes change the length and therefore the pitch of the sound, as if you had 8 different organ pipes. or changing the length of a guitar string by stopping ie on a fret. oversimplified I know. I think you need to have all-but-one hole covered.... don't take my word for anything to do with music... I understand noise, but still can't explain it !!!
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Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
All music is arcane black magic to me. I cannot tell if a note is a sharp or a flat. Middle C sounds the same as G flat to me.
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Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
Don`t laugh to hard but at least i got some notes out of this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puvWGAz ... e=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puvWGAz ... e=youtu.be
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Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
Sounds OK to me.
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Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
Listened to it. Heck, I do that all the time. Specially after eating kraut, beans, onions and refreshments.
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Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
10 year old Gene wanted to play it again so he could pretend to fanny burp to the sound. I would consider that a success Lenn. You are getting are getting different notes from your fingering combinations.
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Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
Thanks guys, i`ll fiddle around with it a little more gotta get the Racket to make a low tone.
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Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
Very interesting! Now have you set a start date for your world tour ?
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Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
Thanks Gunny.
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Re: Couple unusual musical instruments.
Very Cool Pard !! never heard of a Rackett, Awesome. .
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Thanks 45colt
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