A few DIY musical instruments from Dennis Havlena
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Hi - Here's a short sampling of a few of the simple folk instruments whose
construction is detailed on my webpage at http://DennisHavlena.com
This video was made in my back yard, on the spur of the moment and is not intended
to be fancy music -- just to show some of the instruments, which include -- in order:
- 3 string cookie-tin banjo with weed- whip line strings. Tune is "the Cuckoo".
- "Tambiro" made from a new (never-been-filled) 20 Lb. propane tank.
- My "Fiddle-Gurdy" combination fiddle & Hurdy Gurdy. Much fun! I apologize for the squeak here and there -- I was impatient to get things on Youtube. Tune is an old French Canadian Voyageur's melody, "En Roullant Ma Boulle".
Inspiration from Yuichi Onoue's "Kaisatsuko".
- My 4-string, full sized wash-tub bass. Holds it's own nicely in a band situation.
- Simple Hardanger fiddle conversion. 4 strings playing & 4 strings sympathetic that run through a tunnel carved into the underside of the fingerboard. Tunes are "Road to Boston" (aka "Col. Greene's March") and "Over the Waterfall".
- Low D Tin-Whistle made from a shower-curtain rod for a few dollars. Tune is made up on the spot ( & it sounds it!).
- Octave Mandolin (aka bozouki, cittern) converted from an old guitar. Tune is the
"Boys of Bluehill" hornpipe.
PS: I just put another short video on
YouTube of my PVC tubing instrument that
plays like a hang drum, at this web address:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5dD4KkJcAw
PS: Also see my propane-tank hank drum at:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bpMS15kJyOY &mode=related&search=
My webpage describing building these instruments is at this URL:
http://DennisHavlena.com
Thanks!
PLEASE NOTE: A real, Swiss-made hang drum is VERY difficult to obtain these days. A ray of hope is on the horizon however--
Pantheon Steel, a maker of beautiful steel drums ("steel pans") is researching and experimenting -- with the intention of producing hang drums (under a different name) for sale. Please contact them at pantheonsteel.com and encourage them!
They're looking for signs of interest at this time. Dennis
Tags for this video: banjo bass bouzouki build DIY drum fiddle gurdy hang hank hardanger homemade instruments kaisatsuko low make tambiro
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I'm a longtime fan of your site. I made the six foot tall floorstanding Aeolian harp that I sent you pics of a few years back. It was the inspiration I found in your site that led to me making it. Thanks again and forever! <3
Good idea about the "callouts" . I DO have
info on what each instrument is - click on the
"More About" to the right.
Best wishes
Dennis
This has been a lot of fun over the years.
If there's anyone I have not answered specific questions for, my apologies -- got over quarter-million views of this video recently (due to being "featured video" on YouTube) & have been a bit overwhelmed!
Thankfully, things are returning to "normal"
Dennis
you are true musical genius