[sdiy] Tubular Bells

[rkmoore at memphis.edu]

That sounds like an interesting project.  My initial impression is that 
aluminum won't yield a very satisfactory result, but I don't have a 
really good basis for saying it.  I would guess that using brass or 
silver would yield a good tone, since these are the materials commonly 
used to make other metal instruments (brasswinds, saxophones).  Perhaps 
these metals have better resonance properties?  I don't know enough 
about materials to give a better response.  Let us know how your 
experiments with aluminum go.

Richard Moore

----- Original Message -----
From: James Patchell <patchell at cox.net>
Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 11:50 pm
Subject: [sdiy] Tubular Bells

> I have been wanting to build a set of Midi Chimes for a long time. 
> A 
> recent thread here got me interested in doing this again.  The 
> main problem 
> is the bells themselves.  I have found a few websites that 
> describe the 
> construction of tubular bells, but not in any detail, and they are 
> mostly 
> talking about making wind chimes.  Does anybody know of any 
> information 
> where they really go into the design of tubular bells?
> 
> I am planing of getting some aluminum tubing and doing some more 
> experiments.  The only tubing I have around here at the moment is 
> electrical conduit, and that does not seem to work all that well.  
> Brass 
> tubing seems to be what I really need, but that is very expensive 
> to be 
> experimenting with.
> 
> I have also been looking on the interent for "concert 
> chimes"....brand new 
> $4K....I have been checking ebay hoping for a deal...
> 
> I am going to be using the same controller board for the Midi 
> Chimes as I 
> used on the already completed Glockenspiel.
> 
> 
> http://www.oldcrows.net/~patchell/pictures/pictures.html#Glockenspiel
> 
> 
>         -Jim
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