Nils Gey a écrit : > This is a bit offtopic. > But maybe one of you has an idea how this could be done: > I'm searching for a way to build a (part) of an instrument which consists of four > pipes with reeds in them (like a clarient or oboe, only with just one tone) > That means: if you blow in just one of them you will hear a sound. > So basically its not one but four instruments bound togehter. > Each of the pipes is only 7mm bore/diameter so the four of them will fit togehter > in one hand. The material is copper or pvc, still experimenting. sort of pan flute, but with reeds ... ? > The air will be filled in with some kind of mechanic and for all four toghether. Ah, so, there is only one air entry, plus something that must route it ? > The question now is: How can I only let one of the pipes sound? > Its not needed that more than one sounds at once. > But it IS needed to switch quickly (up to one second) between them and > it should be possible with just one hand. > After switching the state should be consistent, which means you can use > your hand for other things then. > > Any Ideas? The nicest way would be to do it with some existing parts > which can be bought, maybe for tubes or ducts. It may be not what you want: think of medium pressure valve routers for _dental industry_ (google: valve routing). You may get better ideas on a mechanical musical instrument list, maybe by browsing the mail archive of http://www.mmdigest.com/ (though there must be other mmi lists) - ben > greetings, > > Nils _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
