How to Make a Monochord

[resident302]

you save my soul thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DesignVanNicks]

First of all, thank you for the video, I really appreciate the effort of showing us how to do it but I do miss the possibly most interesting element here; how does it sound?

[deezynar]

Thanks for posting.

You would solve the pitch change problem by making the end bridges the same height as the movable bridge. That way the string tension wouldn't be affected by the location of the movable bridge. However, you will need to manually press the string down onto the movable bridge when you pluck the string.

[jazztrombone123]

@deezynar

I have found that using a small glass tube/bottle as a movable bridge solves that problem.

[YouImposter]

Love the vid! Thanks Dad!!!

[RPBiohazard]

Cool, just read about monochromes and I want to make one if I can!

[SONGSTICKS]

Good video, very descriptive and easy to understand.

I would like to have heard it being played after Dad had made it though !!!

[mathgirlful]

Thanks so much for this video! I made a monochord using your instructions as part of a larger research project I recently did in graduate school... it worked perfectly and really added a lot to my presentation. I appreciate you making this available!

P.S. I have cited your video in my presentation

[jazztrombone123]

@mathgirlful Thanks for the comments. What was the topic of your research?

[mathgirlful]

@jazztrombone123

My master's will be in Mathematics Education, and my research focused on projects like yours that enable students to make mathematical connections for themselves (especially those involving other disciplines, like music, history, art, etc.) This monochord is a great teaching resource for my future students!

[DeadCTR]

pythagoras?  perfect solids and deception. dogmatic elitism. some breakthroughs for sure but to worship this man and his followers is an insult to human progress.

[edenflux]

i think Pythagoras upper n lower note monochord idea is not working.

when you push the bridge higher, the notes get closer and the freq get shorter.

the counter lower notes get spread out when the lower freq get lower.

you end up with in-between lower notes vs higher notes.

use a guitar tuner, mark the notes of upper n lower, you will see.

[jazztrombone123]

Pythagorus' intention was to create harmony with string lengths of exact integer ratios. If the single string is divided into two lengths of exactly a 2 to 3 ratio, then the result will be exactly a perfect musical fifth.

[Contrapunctus1]

Excellent

[mydoooom]

Great jazz playing background :))

[SoundOfPollux]

Nice Dad!

[addict2overtone]

Nice Video!

[wellwalk18]

Great. This is a real MONOchord. I intend to try and make one for myself to explore the harmonic ratios. Thanks.