ROTATING VARI-PITCH-UKULELE [RVP]

MAKE A VARIABLE PITCH STRING INSTRUMENT USING A ROTATING WHEEL FOR KIDS OR ELDERS IN 3 NIGHTS.

Step 1: INTRODUCTION to a novel string instrument

    The device outlined in this Instructable is similar to  an Instructable published 'Vari-pitch string music player' by Mistic on July 7,2011.
Refer to that publication for all important details pertaining to  construction, string tuning, and  tools.
Also , information on stretchable strings as used for a Ukulele can be found in Mistic's Instructable 'How to make a miniuke' dated Jan.14,2010.
      The difference  here is the tuning and playing method improvement. A wheel or pulley stretches the  3 strings of plastic in a rotating fashion and the variation in tension  changes the pitch  of each string in a controlled fashion.
Refer to the figure for the Vari-Pitch instructable. It is played by pulling  on the strings in a linear  direction. The new variation changes the tensioning method by rotating the string around a pulley.
 

Comments

[rimar2000]

Very clever, mistic!

[mistic]

Thanks R. I'm becoming somewhat of an expert on stretch-string music instruments. I definitely should video my new orchestra when they are ready...

[SHIFT!]

This is an awesome musical project! If I may make a suggestion though- Videos are a great way to demonstrate your work, but an embedded video is much easier for Instructabrarians to play. Upload some of your vids on Youtube and copy the "Embed URL" into your 'ible.


Other than that great job!

[mistic]

thanks for the suggestion. I have never published a vid on Youtube but why not. I will attempt to do so this week. wish me luck.