10 January, 2011

PVC instrument

Just pvc pipes with different lenght but it has it's own sounds.

Some information from here:

The unique sound of Blue Man Group’s PVC instrument is achieved when polyvinyl chloride pipes are struck with closed-cell foam rubber paddles. The pitch of each note is determined by the length of the tube.

How it looks:


Example of playing:


1 comment:

  1. Is possible make octave shift by between open and closed hit.

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