Those are really nice percussion instruments! I want to build a few for my drum set, and now I am going to ask around and try to find some old hardwood that has been laying around :)
Good question! It does really depend on the sound you want to get out of them. In the end sonically I really liked the largest size I made the best. These were around 11 inches wide with around 1" on each side - - so the portion of wood that could vibrate when struck was about 9 inches wide. It really projects the sound nicely. Different woods are going to have different densities, so much of the sound is going to be variable based on what you are using. Definitely a heavier hardwood is better. Pine or something light like that won't work. I found that the smaller blocks (about 6 inches wide) seemed too high in pitch/timber and I didn't like the sound. The ones around 8 inches were tolerable. If you're shooting for a set where you could vary the tone and mount to a drum set or something it may be worth making ones like a 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 inch.
Excellent video! How did you know what size to make? Is the board 2 inches? I was asked to make one for my granddaughter? Please advise!! Thanks again!
Good questions! The width was definitely trial and error. The ones I made were 6, 8 and 10" wide. The smaller size of blocks I made seemed to have too high a pitch and not a a nice "throaty" sound like you want. So 10" was definitely the best. I noticed that even on some with identical dimensions, the quality of sound and pitch varied slightly due to the differences in the wood. The two pieces of wood was 3/4" thick so basically both of them glued together made 1.5" total. For the sides, the slots started in about 1-1/4" in from the edge. This dimension was more of a visual estimation what would provide the most support for the span of the wood that produces the tone. I do think having older maple really made a difference as the wood was much harder and lower content of moisture for producing the sound.
That sounded good! Thanks for the video and looking forward to making a set
Wow that was awesome
Those are really nice percussion instruments! I want to build a few for my drum set, and now I am going to ask around and try to find some old hardwood that has been laying around :)
Right on! It was fun making them for sure. Let me know how yours turn out!
great thanks for sharing
Nice one. I wanna make woodblocks for my band. my question is about the size.
Good question! It does really depend on the sound you want to get out of them. In the end sonically I really liked the largest size I made the best. These were around 11 inches wide with around 1" on each side - - so the portion of wood that could vibrate when struck was about 9 inches wide. It really projects the sound nicely. Different woods are going to have different densities, so much of the sound is going to be variable based on what you are using. Definitely a heavier hardwood is better. Pine or something light like that won't work. I found that the smaller blocks (about 6 inches wide) seemed too high in pitch/timber and I didn't like the sound. The ones around 8 inches were tolerable. If you're shooting for a set where you could vary the tone and mount to a drum set or something it may be worth making ones like a 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 inch.
Thanks a bunch for that info. Let me get onto it straight away. I will share with you my experiences.
De que tipo de madera se uso para fabricarla?
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Excellent video! How did you know what size to make? Is the board 2 inches? I was asked to make one for my granddaughter? Please advise!! Thanks again!
Good questions! The width was definitely trial and error. The ones I made were 6, 8 and 10" wide. The smaller size of blocks I made seemed to have too high a pitch and not a a nice "throaty" sound like you want. So 10" was definitely the best. I noticed that even on some with identical dimensions, the quality of sound and pitch varied slightly due to the differences in the wood. The two pieces of wood was 3/4" thick so basically both of them glued together made 1.5" total. For the sides, the slots started in about 1-1/4" in from the edge. This dimension was more of a visual estimation what would provide the most support for the span of the wood that produces the tone. I do think having older maple really made a difference as the wood was much harder and lower content of moisture for producing the sound.