Mini Kazoo Harmonica

I will show you how to make a small, handy kazoo that is shaped like a harmonica. It has many uses, including annoying your fiends and for sound effects in a video, you choose. Make sure you use it wisely.

I am not responsible for any injuries.

Step 1 Materials

You will need:
Wax paper
scissors
a ruler
glue
cardboard
duct tape
a marker

Comments

[sk8punk1025]

i dont get how to tape the folded cardboard

[zeffer02]

I put some notes on the picture of the tape on step 4. Hopefully they help.

[duckman633]

Can i use something else than wax paper because i dont think that we have wax paper here in Holland

[zeffer02]

Ummm... I would use, maybe a piece of a receipt. If you used that it would be more high pitch. You could also use a piece of a plastic bag.   

[motleyjust]

I got a bit confused on step 4, but eventually figured it out.

An interesting and fun little instrument, but it is not a kazoo. It is an primative, unframed, free reed instrument similar to the bilu, which can be heard in some traditional Chinese music ensembles. A leaf, or a long blade of grass, is stretched between the sides of the thumbs and tensioned slightly by bending the thumbs, thereby raising or lowering the pitch. The tone of the instrument can be modified by cupping the hands so as to provide a resonant chamber.
It is in the light orange section here
http://www.ksanti.net/free-reed/description/taxonomy.html
The kazoo is classified as an indeterminate pitch membranophone. The pitch is determined by the pitch hummed or sung into it.
In the light blue-green section

[zeffer02]

Thank you.

[Kiteman]

A video or audio file of it playing would complete the project, and gain you a lot more votes.