Make Your Own Blowers |
Garden Hose Trumpet |
materials: |
Garden hose, funnel or plastic bottle, duct tape
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1. Cut hose, about 3 3 feet is good length, longer and fatter makes it harder to blow. |
2. Cut piece of duct tape 4 to 5 inches long. |
3. Insert small end of funnel into the cut end of hose. Or cut off
soda bottle top and insert in neck of hose. Tape into place. The
larger the funnel, the louder the sound. |
5. Coil the hose into a circle and hold in place with tape. |
Plumber's Pipe Cross Flute |
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materials: |
15 inches of PVC plumber's pipe, large cork cut down to about 7/16" in width to fit into the pipe |
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1. Clamp PVC down with cardboard under the clamps to protect the pipe. Carefully
mark with pencil: 3 1/2" from the left, 4" from first mark, 1" from second mark,
1" from third mark, 1" from fourth mark, 5/8" from the fifth mark, 1 1/4" from the
sixth mark, 2 1/4" to the end. Drill each hole carefully and directly in the
center of each pencil mark. |
2. Push the cork down into the left end. |
3. Not necessary but decorative, are threads for wrapping. Choose any color and start wrapping.
put a dot of glue at each end of thread to hold it. |
Mouth Bow (see figure 1) |
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materials: |
3 feet narrow lattice or a lightweight yardstick, fishline (50 pound-test)
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1. Cut notches into the lattice or yardstick as shown in diagram (a). |
2. Drill a hole into each end (a) |
3. Tie fishing line to one end of lattice. Go into the notches and then thread it into the
hole. Tie a strong knot (b). |
4. Pull the fish line taut so that the lattice curves. Tie tightly to the other end of the lattice. |
5. To play, place the bow against opened mouth and pluck the string with fingernail
or pick. Changing the shape of the mouth helps create the melodies. |
Clay Whistle |
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materials: |
salt, water, flour, small whistle, lentils or beads......
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1. Mix: 1 cup water, 1/2 cup flour, 1 cup salt, into a saucepan. |
2. Heat mixture over low heat stirring continually until it is thick an rubbery. |
3. Put mixture on a floured surface. |
4. Roll half the clay into a ball around whistle. Be careful not to cover the
mouthpiece or the opening. |
5. Work the clay to create heads, legs, wings, etc. Use beads, lentils for eyes
or decorations. |
6. Allow the clay a day before blowing. |