​ Instruments

Our band consists of 3 instruments and one main vocal. We have one percussion, one
wind, and one string instrument. Below is a brief explanation of how each work and how they
will play together in our band.

First we have our wind instrument, a PVC pan flute. My instrument was constructed by 8
different length pipes and 8 small pieces of cardboard, along with hot glue. First to calculate the
needed lengths, I looked at a frequency chart that was relative to wavelength. I then did some
extremely long math to divide each frequency by 4 to reach the
final conclusion for each pipe length.The wavelengths were
divided by 4 because the pressure is the greatest at the mouth
end of the instrument and reduces back to neutral pressure that
is equal to the room at the other end of the tube. However that's
not how a pan flute works. The way the pan flute works is, the air
that you blow atop the pipe gets split, which vibrates the air and
produces sound. The way to control frequency is by having
different capacities for the air to be split (length of the PVC
pipe).The amount of air that is able to vibrate determines the
pitch or frequency. The wavelength directly effect the frequency
of sound that the flute cretes. Once the pipes were cut, I put
them in order and glued them together. Next I attached small
pieces of cardboard to the bottom end of the pipes to not let any
air escape. This is what created the pocket for the air to get trapped in and help split the air. My
calculation

Next is our string instrument which is a guitar. For this instrument there are 3
main parts (the body, neck, and head). The body of the guitar is a large wood box with a
hole under the strings on the top of the box. This was used both to hold the bottom of
the strings and to amplify the sound. It amplified the sound by allowing the sound
created by the strings vibrating to pass through and resonate through the entire body.
The neck is were all of the frets are located. The frets are just the locations were you
press down on the string to change the note. When you press on the string is makes it
shorter therefore making a higher note. Also there is the head of the guitar. The head is
simply were the tuning knobs are located and hold the strings at high tension. The
tuning knobs are what you use to adjust the note of the open strings. The correct tuning
for the strings is E, A, D, G, B, e were the lower case “E” is the high “E”. The note for
guitars is not only relied on
length of string, but also string
thickness and tension. Therefore
I used the length of only one of the notes of the strings (by using the chart and dividing
the wavelength by 2 because the string only is half of the wavelength when vibrating)
and then just used the correct thicknesses (E.046 in, A.036 in, D .026 in, G .017 in, B
.013 in, e .01 in) and tension to create the needed notes.

Next Is the chime instrument, which consists of 8 PVC pipes cut to different
lengths and a metal chime. All of these are supported by a wooden frame and hot glue.
The lengths of the pipes are as follows in the proper order of a scale:

C5: 65.93cm
D5: 58.74cm
E5: 52.33cm
F5: 49.39cm
G5: 44.01cm
A5: 39.20cm
B5: 34.93cm
C6: 30.29cm

I noticed that I did not divide the wavelength by 4 so It is actually a C3 to C4. I also
added a 20 cm Chime made of metal for a differentiation in sound. I made the paddles
that are used to hit the pipes out of cardboard and duct-tape with wooden sticks as
handles. The Instrument I created offers a broad range of notes and can be used to
simulate the sound of many songs. You may relate these to the drums and they can
even be considered to be wind instruments based on the fact that the paddles force air
down the tubes. The picture shown below is only a depiction of my instrument and not
the real thing.