DRUM & PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT
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sa RASP (MUSICAL INSTRUMENT)
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How to make old-time rhythm band instruments. Instructions included for making: maracas, a rubber-band guitar, a slide whistle, a washtub bass, a tom-tom, clacking spoons and a xylophone. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jan 1974 (v.52#1) pg. 54
Padauk drum. Wooden drum emits resonate muted tones no matter how hard you beat the top with rubber mallets. Est. cost: $12. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Feb 1984 (v.62#2) pg. 76, 132
Kids making music. How to make percussion instruments (gong, drum and shaker) from items found around the house. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Mar 1998 (v.76#3) pg. 223
Glockenspiel, drum, cymbals, triangle and hummer. BOYS' LIFE Oct 1963 (v.53#10) pg. 65
Three South American instruments, a flute, a drum, and maracas. BOYS' LIFE Feb 1965 (v.55#2) pg. 41
Pioneer musical instruments: drum bucket, sand block, washboard, cake-pan banjo, bucket bass, towel-tube kazoo and jug-band tuba. BOYS' LIFE Oct 1970 (v.60#10) pg. 67
How to make bongo drums from coffee cans. BOYS' LIFE Sep 1975 (v.65#9) pg. 50
Tips on musical instruments you can make from scrap materials. Includes tin can drums, washtub bass, gong, etc. BOYS' LIFE Jun 1984 (v.74#6) pg. 43
How to make an African talking drum. CREATIVE CRAFTS #76 Aug 1980 (v.7#4) pg. 39
Electronic bongos. Three miniature bongos can produce the sounds of practically any percussive instrument (drums, wood blocks, gongs, claves, etc.). Use any external amplifier. Each different sound costs about $3 to produce. ELECTRONICS ILLUSTRATED Mar 1967 (v.10#2) pg. 25
Electronic drums and cymbals play 11 rhythms (waltz, march, polka, cha-cha, tango, etc.). Est. cost: $40. ELECTRONICS ILLUSTRATED Nov 1968 (v.11#6) pg. 57
Electronic rhythm generator (sideman) for piano or organ. Lays down a steady beat like the bass drum, snare and high hat. ELECTRONICS ILLUSTRATED Jul 1970 (v.13#4) pg. 74
Electronic bongo drum is housed in a conventional bongo drum body but is capable of a wider range of pitch and volume. ELECTRONICS ILLUSTRATED Nov 1972 (v.15#6) pg. 47
ThumbDrum. A controller that converts finger drumming into real drum sounds. Can be equipped with either (1) a MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) for connection to a computer or (2) a tone board to produce the sounds of a bass, tom-tom, snare, conga, wood-block, clave and synth drum. Est. cost: $99-$165 (kit). Part 1. Operating theory. ELECTRONICS NOW Jun 1993 (v.64#6) pg. 33
ThumbDrum. Part 2. Construction. ELECTRONICS NOW Jul 1993 (v.64#7) pg. 55
Electronic percussion instruments. Construction details for a battery-powered circuit that produces the sound of a drum, tom-tom, bongo, and blocks by pressing buttons. ELECTRONICS WORLD Feb 1967 (v.77#2) pg. 36
Disco king. An electronic circuit which will produce the standard disco percussive patterns plus three variations. Also doubles as a base drum synthesizer. Est. cost: $20. ELEMENTARY ELECTRONICS Nov-Dec 1978 (v.18#6) pg. 43
Wooden drum, patterned after the teponaztli (an ancient Aztec drum), has wooden protrusions (tongues) which are struck with drumsticks to produce the sound. FINE WOODWORKING #8 Fall 1977 pg. 72
Simple musical instruments you can make. (1) African tongue drum. (2) Bamboo flute. (3) Thumb piano. HANDMADE Spring 1982 (v.2#1) pg. 75, 70
Make a pair of painted gourd maracas. HANDMADE #9 Summer 1983 (v.3#2) pg. 94, 83
Holiday noisemakers. (1) Tom-tom drum. (2) Tuning fork rattle. (3) Watchman's rattle. HANDMADE #11 Nov-Dec 1983 (v.3#4) pg. 131
How to make a set of chimes with pieces of copper plumbing tube tied into a wood frame. HANDY ANDY Dec 1979 (v.4#3) pg. 51
Photograph of low-noise drums made from wood, rubber, and linoleum. HOME MECHANIX #735 Jul 1989 (v.85) pg. 8
Drummer extraordinaire. Photos illustrate the construction of a Civil War era drum. LEATHER CRAFTERS & SADDLERS JOURNAL Nov-Dec 1997 (v.7#6) pg. 18
Drum Synthesizer. Easy-to-build electronic device produces percussion sounds. Can be directly played by a drummer or be triggered by a programmabale rhythm box or sequencer. Emulates the sound of a snare drum, tom-tom, and gong. Est. cost: $20. MODERN ELECTRONICS [2] Jan 1987 (v.4#1) pg. 44
Added Info MODERN ELECTRONICS [2] Apr 1987 (v.4#4) pg. 5
How to make a bonker box, an oblong wooden box with a grooved surface that is played with padded sticks. Also called a tongue drum. MOTHER EARTH NEWS #58 Jul-Aug 1979 pg. 124
Playing the bones. How to use dry beef bones as a rhythm-making musical instrument. MOTHER EARTH NEWS #74 Mar-Apr 1982 pg. 62
Make your own drum. MOTHER EARTH NEWS #89 Sep-Oct 1984 pg. 120
Simple musical instruments fashioned from recyclables. (1) Rubber-band guitar. (2) Oatmeal box drum with wooden drumsticks. (3) Xylophone made from metal pipes. (4) Water-glass chimes. MOTHER EARTH NEWS #147 Dec 1994-Jan 1995 pg. 28
Electronic rhythm drum accompanyment for electronic guitar. Est. cost: $17. POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Feb 1970 (v.32#2) pg. 53
Drummer Boy, a variable speed digital counter that has 11 different ranges (from waltz to cha-cha) and simulates the sound of a bass drum, wood block, clave, conga, snare-drum or a combination. Est. cost: $55. POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Jul 1971 (v.35#1) pg. 25
Correction POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Oct 1971 (v.35#4) pg. 100
Percussion instrument synthesizer can reproduce the musical triangle, bell and drum. Changes in resistor values result in change in sound. POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Mar 1976 (v.9#3) pg. 100
Build Cabonga, an electronic percussion synthesizer. Part 1. Played like a bongo drum, it simulates sounds from brass drum to wood block. Est. cost: $33. POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Aug 1977 (v.12#2) pg. 39
Build Cabonga. Part 2. How to use various accessories to achieve greater flexibility. POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Sep 1977 (v.12#3) pg. 76
Correction POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Nov 1977 (v.12#5) pg. 12
Electronic drum circuits replace the fragile piezo sensor with a more durable ceramic disc capacitor. POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Aug 1989 (v.6#8) pg. 80
Audio circuits for the musician. (1) Reverberation made simple. Piezo reverb unit incorporates a large metal coil spring from a child's toy microphone. (2) Swiss-army knife circuit can be used to directly tune an instrument by ear, to listen for a beat frequency, or to check the accuracy of a tuning fork. (3) One-chip equalizer circuit that furnishes bass, midrange, and treble control to an audio input. (4) Electronic bongo circuit that produces the sound of practically any percussion instrument. POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Nov 1997 (v.14#11) pg. 58
Make a wooden "tongue drum" that uses the African pentatonic scale. It can be played with a mallet or hands like a bongo. Overall dimensions: 22"x11"x8" tall. POPULAR WOODWORKING #84 May 1995 (v.14#6) pg. 56
Build a programmable electronic drum set. Part 1. Use it along with a hi-fi set to produce sounds that simulate a bass, tom, conga, snare, clave, and a wood block. The rhythm and pattern can be stored and played back. You can also program unusual time signatures, bridges, and introductions. Est. cost: $80. RADIO-ELECTRONICS Feb 1978 (v.49#2) pg. 41
Build a programmable electronic drum set. Part 2. RADIO-ELECTRONICS Mar 1978 (v.49#3) pg. 45
Build this polytonic percussion synthesizer. Part 1. Simulate congas, bongos, wood blocks, and timpani. Trigger manually or with special circuits. Powered by two 9-volt batteries. Est. cost: $60. RADIO-ELECTRONICS Sep 1979 (v.50#9) pg. 43
Build this polytonic percussion synthesizer. Part 2. Three accessories will simulate gongs, bells, and all the various types of drums. RADIO-ELECTRONICS Oct 1979 (v.50#10) pg. 99
Build this polytonic percussion synthesizer. Part 3. Two accessories. (1) Snare drum and cymbal generator. (2) 3-channel, 8-bit trigger-pattern generator. RADIO-ELECTRONICS Dec 1979 (v.50#12) pg. 47
The Drum, a percussion synthesizer. Part 1. A four-channel synthesizer consisting of four type-5700 percusion modules. Estimated cost: $280. RADIO-ELECTRONICS May 1980 (v.51#5) pg. 49
The Drum, a percussion synthesizer. Part 2. Full construction details plus a description of the operating controls. RADIO-ELECTRONICS Jun 1980 (v.51#6) pg. 59
Disco King rhythm unit produces the standard disco beat plus three variations. Doubles as a base drum synthesizer. SCIENCE & MECHANICS Summer 1979 pg. 55
Clackers, a homemade percussion instrument made from oak 2x2 joined with cotton webbing. SUNSET Dec 1980 (v.165#6) pg. 88
Handmade rhythm instruments from Africa, South America, and Central America are made from coconuts and gourds. SUNSET Nov 1983 (v.171#5) pg. 206
Tom-toms are made in a variety of sizes from cardboard, heavy brown wrapping paper and embroidery hoops. SUNSET Aug 1986 (v.177#2) pg. 97
Four musical instruments made from wood, leather and bells: a xylophone, a drum, hand bells and a rasp. SUNSET Oct 1987 (v.179#4) pg. 132
Musical tone box. Wooden box with dovetailed corners has wooden "tongues" of various lengths cut in the top. These tongues are hit with a leather-wrapped mallet to play this unique wooden drum. WEEKEND WOODWORKING (PROJECTS) #14 Mar 1990 (v.3#2) pg. 6
How to build an ashiko-style drum. WOOD MAGAZINE #103 Feb 1998 (v.15#1) pg. 37
How to make a Persian drum. An advanced wood turning project. WOODTURNING #44 Jul-Aug 1996 pg. 55
Homemade tambourine features a steamed wooden hoop, rawhide drumhead, and sheet metal castanets. WOODWORK #22 Jul-Aug 1993 pg. 63
Bongo box, an ancient musical instrument that is played by striking the different sized wooden tongues. WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Sep-Oct 1984 (v.8#5) pg. 36
Box drum (tongue drum, slit drum, bongo box) is built from wood. WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Nov-Dec 1989 (v.13#6) pg. 56
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