I recently placed a Reddit post about this and got a great starting point. I'm using a cookie tin as a soundbox and have already bought some parts so now I need the details. how long do I make the neck so it's easy to calculate the distances of the frets how do I attach the neck to the soundbox I have ball end strings so how do I make sure the strings are secured how do I make the bridge and the nut plz help

A new community for people who are specifically interested in making woodwinds

I want to make a stick dulcimer but I just can't find any good information for me. I'm trying to make one because $150 for the cheapest dulcimer is too much for me because I'm a 15 year old and it seems so fun to make my own. Most of my struggles are with the sound box and sizes of everything. I'm trying to keep it as cheap as possible but I am considering a piezo pickup that I can just stick on the instrument and don't have a sound box. I already know a few things but there's a lot I don't know so if there are any tips you can give me please do

In case you’re wondering why there’s duct tape it’s because I had to make it airtight and I also used rubber cement since it fell off the plate at a salvageable time so I could still connect it and it’s playable. You play it vertically but you need to tilt it at a slight diagonal.

I can't find any videos or threads on how to make my own keyboard (piano), do you guys know any

I’m building an octocontrabass clarinet in Bb, and no, it’s not a membrane clarinet. It’s a real one made from pvc. Wish me luck.

I'd like to build a MIDI melodica with this form factor. I've seen some that adapt existing MIDI keyboards and basically add a breath sensor, but I specifically want something a bit more compact. I think these might be a bit too narrow for an Adafruit board, but I'm guessing it probably wouldn't be by that much. I do have some questions, though.

• To begin with, would I be able to cannibalize any of the existing cheapie wind controllers I already have for stuff like the breath sensor, MIDI/audio/USB jacks, or even some of the internals?
• For that matter, would those internals even be able to adapt to additional keys, since they all use a sax-inspired key layout and mine wouldn't?
• Am I correct to assume that a wood body would be a horrible idea because of moisture, or might there be a workaround?
• Would a 3D printed body be feasible, or would that be too fragile, or prone to warping?
• Since I know pretty much nothing about the electronics or programming involved (though I assume I can find at least some of that info online), am I dumb to even try this? Or is it something where I might find somebody through, say, a makerspace and hand over the parts and a suitable amount of money for them to bash something together (I don't expect someone to work for free)?
• And finally, as an addendum to that last question, are there things I should be looking into, or questions I should be asking, as I try to get this thing together?

I want to build a hybrid analog/digital synth, and maybe one day sell it to other people if they like it. Is there a way to source piano style keys? Im not looking fot grand piano weighted ivory keys, just something you might find on any run of the mill midi keyboard.

My live take on the old ballad “Whiskey in the Jar,” from my Five Stuy Café performance (played on an Archop Guitar I made about 3 years ag). Always loved this highwayman story.

Things i’ve done:

1: sourced another pratt read keybed as i found out the one i previously bought was a bit different.

2: built the left hand control panel a litte more rugged, added switches and jacks, and of course the top panel.
(All paper markings are temporary for now)

I am unsure as to what ill do badge wise, but i’m being enticed by the “R.A. MOOG” badge from the earlier units compared to the “minimoog model d” version.

I’ll hopefully be working on the back part of the metal chassis soon! Hope you all enjoyed this latest update :)

This is a seven-storey membrane reed instrument with sixteen copper pipes distributed across the upper five floors of the stairwell and played from the basement via a thirty metre tube which splits on each level (microphone is recording from the top floor). The space has seven seconds of natural reverb and an amplified resonant frequency of 277 Hz (C#), which is what the pipes are tuned to the key of :)

I made a noise box for my next NOISE album out of junk in my garage. I hope you like it!

Been looking for STL files for a chromatic membrane Clarinet, but most of what I've found is similar to Irish whistles, which are only semi chromatic.

heres the finished product of the post i made earlier!! although the strings are really hard to tune, i'm pretty proud of it! as i play it more they should settle in. it's made from old chime bars my band teacher was going to throw away, some guitar/mandolin strings, wood, and dulcimer tuners.

here's a video of me playing it! (keep in mind the strings are out of tune as of now) https://youtu.be/mfmED7gYVyI?si=JvaJSpmaEtmFRvGF

im currently making an instrument out of recycled chime bars that i'm using as glockenspiel bars, and I decided to add a part to the left that has strings kinda like a harp or lyre or guitar, that you can strum while you play the glockenspiel part, to accompany it with chords or something. however, I'm struggling on coming up with an idea for the layout of notes. i want to be able to play different chords like the basic I IV and V, and I was thinking of having the chords be grouped together and then there be a bit of space between each chord as to prevent accidentally strumming part of the wrong chord, but I'm not sure this is the best way to go about it. I also dont want the notes to just be arranged going up a scale because you would have to arpeggiate each chord and I want to be able to strum it without thinking about exactly which strings to pluck cause that would be hard while playing the glockenspiel part. any ideas?

I have been building this stringed instrument around a branch and I have been fine tuning the pegs. They are tight enough to be hard to turn, but not quite tight enough to keep the strings from unraveling. Right now the strings are bass strings and just very heavy and resistant. I'm wondering if there is a wax or something I can use to help hold them in place?