The Hydraulophone: Invention of a new musical instrument

Shows invention of the hydraulophone, a musical instrument based on pressurized water jets, featuring "Nessie", a children's hydraulophone in the form of a cute green sea monster, as well as other hydraulophones, such as the single-jet hydraulophone in which all sound is made from one screeching water valve on a single jet. The video shows various changes in the sound, depending on how the water jets are blocked.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• hydraulophone
• music
• fountain
• funtain
• ontario
• science
• centre
• fun
• frolic

[mauiboynokaoi]

Interesting concept but it seems like a real waste of good water.  Unless it's brackish/salt water of course.

[hydraulist]

@mauiboynokaoi I invented the hydraulophone as a water conservation technology. It uses less water than any other aquatic play feature. When nobody's playing it the water consumption is close to zero (all the water recirculates). When played the usage is very small, especially if played by fully blocking the jets. The only time it uses much water is when you try to bend the notes by partially covering a water jet. Other aquatic play features use hundreds of times more water.

[mintyfresh9080]

@hydraulist You invented this thing? What is it and where is there one in public?

[hydraulist]

@mintyfresh9080 Some I know of are at the Ontario Science Centre (Toronto, Ontario), at Mayborn Museum (Texas), Chicago Children's Museum, Legoland Carlsbad, and there's others in waterparks, museums, etc. (I'm not sure where they all are, as WhiteWater West is licensed to sell them to waterparks around the world, so they might know if there's one near to where you live, etc.).

[hydraulist]

@agger382 The hydraulis was merely a water-powered air organ. The water in the hydraulis was neither used as a source of the original sound production, nor was it used as a user interface (i.e. the hydraulis was played by pressing wooden keys to admit air into wind-blown pipes). Hydraulophones use the water itself in all 3 ways: (1) in the initial sound producing mechanism; (2) as the user-interface (instrument played by touching water), and (3) as a source of power to power.

[luisiege2]

I love the way it sounds!! The water gives me a lot of internal piece. I would love to go there and play some peacefull melody, close my eyes and enjoy the moment... This looks amazing!!!

[sicklixx95]

it sounds similar to an ocarina.

[ImpulzNL]

@hydraulist That will shut him up!!!

By the way! That thing is awesome, too bad i live in Holland, i would love to take a look at that thing!

[hydraulist]

@mickeys17m The hydraulophone was invented and patented by S. Mann, and this one was built for the Ontario Science Centre in response to an international Call for Artists, which was evaluated by a jury of internationally known architects, artists and designers.

[mickeys17m]

@hydraulist ok thx, but it's too far away. i live at france. is it a ontario science center's invention?