Building a PVC Instrument

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Phase VI: Conclusions

What I learned from this

I definitely found out that the speed of sound varies. All the precalculated PVC length-tables out there are calibrated for their respective authors; I had to make my own table for the tubes to be tuned right. I also learned quite a bit about how BMG makes their music. I had to figure out all the notes to their songs by myself.

Why I wrote this guide

A few weeks ago I was browsing through the Internet trying to find a suitable guide to building a PVC instrument. I was disappointed at the lack of information on the instruments. I tried to start a thread about the instruments in the Blue Man Group forums, but it died after about 7 replies. So I resolved to bring light to the situation. And here it is.

Where to go from here

I’m sure you had an idea of what you’d do with a finished PVC instrument. Maybe you’ll put together a mini-BMG performance, or just play it in the privacy of your own home. You may even try to sell yours… It would be interesting to see what a PVC instrument would get on eBay.

Copyright stuff

This guide is Copyright © 2000 by Nathan True. Distribution is prohibited. Links to this guide should be http://pvc.natetrue.com/ only, not to any of the inner documents.

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