Wooden musical instruments

A soprano saxophone-like instrument made of wood.

My son is in a toddlers music class every Saturday, where the teacher sings songs, and also the kids get to play with various percussive "instruments" (like shakers, drums and tambourines, etc). When I was a kid I used to make myself these wooden tongue drums, basically a box with the top cut to give pieces that will

Wooden Whistle: How to make a whistle out of a 3/4 inch wooden dowel and a 3/8 inch wooden dowel.

Building an e-Cajon (and do something useful with your life) Some cajon background When African Slaves were brought to South-America, they were not allowed to play drums. They started to use simple…

As a maker, I am in a constant dialogue with my customer, my present self, my ambitions for the future and my past decisions. This is most clear when building a second instrument for someone. In this case, Steve Varney, who plays as Kid Reverie and with Gregory Alan Isakov, n

Polyphonic Workshop

Greetings, friends ☀️ Glad to present you a new concept of our own development Noisy Wood! An interesting combination of the powerful sound of a didgeridoo box and the subtle resonance of a stringed monochord in one instrument - the Didgichord! Here is a video of the sound of this interesting instrument: https://youtube.com/shorts/KES3Wg46FnA?feature=share https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMY44fUyA/ While playing this unique instrument, you feel the maximum sound resonance and vibration waves, which…

Charles Birch Playing his first Homemade fiddle. I am an occasional member of the Watchet Makers Club one of the first meetings I went...

Interesting Frog Instruments: the package comes with 4 pieces of percussion frogs, which can produce soothing sound when you knock them with the sticks (included), help you relieve stress and tiredness while meditating 4 Sizes to Choose: there are 4 sizes of wood frog instruments, which are respectively approx. 6 x 4 x 4 cm/ 2.4 x 1.6 x 1.6 inches, approx. 8 x 5 x 5 cm/ 3.2 x 2 x 2 inches, approx. 10 x 6 x 6 cm/ 4 x 2.4 x 2.4 inches, 12 x 7 x 7 cm/ 4.7 x 2.8 x 2.8 inches, lightweight and…

Not only are kazoos fun to play, they're easy to build. Here's how to make one.