Building a PVC Instrument
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Phase III: The stand
Wood
Definitely the building material of kings. We used 1 by 4’s for the tube supports, with
2¾” holes in them. The tubes were
suspended by the addition of pipe couplings to the tops of the tubes. The extra coupling thickness was what kept
the pipes up. The two tiers were at 46”
high for the back tier and 43” for the front tier. We used 1 by 4’s again for the sides (total
of 4, 2 per tier).
Structural concerns
Of course, you need to make sure that your instrument won’t slump over to the side or fall backwards or forwards. We used wire for cross-bracing, each wire running from one corner to the other. The wires also ran to the base boards, which extended about a foot in front and back of the instrument.
Assemblage
If you’ve been paying attention, you probably already
know how to do this. If you haven’t,
then maybe building a PVC instrument isn’t for you.
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