Contrabass Digest: 2005-04-27

I made a similar instrument. First, for a class, I made a type of Blue Man Group PVC instrument that was just a C major scale. Pretty simple. I bolted them with U-bolts to a 2x4 and set the thing on a ledge going into our basement (where I lived at the time). I also have made a few didjeridus with PVC and when I bought the materials, I also bought some curve attachments that I could add on and change the shape, size, and pitch. Very fun to play with. When I bought the materials for the BMG inst., I bought enough PVC to make two octaves, but never got around to doing that so I had some pretty big lengths left over in a closet. I decided to add not only the extra pieces, but also a 4' didjeridu at the end of the longest tube of the instrument on the ledge with my curved attachments. I think it ended up being at 20', although if could've been more. Of course, I couldn't even get the fundamental note when playing it like a didj, but when I hit the other end of it, it made an excellent PVC sound. One day, I would like to make it again. He's right. It is easy.