Playing Santa Claus Is Coming To Town on my home made piano

Santa Claus is coming to town - on home made piano
It took me three weeks to complete it, using left over wood, parts of an old piano and an organ keyboard.

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Music

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• music
• christmas
• song
• piano
• home
• made

[ukulelelearner]

where did you get the chimes from?

[andrayisalso]

@ukulelelearner Ha, from the DIY shop around the corner ;-) they are simply aluminum tubes, cut to various lengths.

[ukulelelearner]

@andrayisalso how did you know the measure measurements for the length? is there a formula?

[andrayisalso]

@ukulelelearner Yep, google 'wind chime length formula' or 'calculate lengths wind chime' or 'frequency note wind chime length' or something like that and you'll find lots of sites telling you how to cut your pipes. 

[andrayisalso]

@ukulelelearner Oh, and you can also download the Gstrings app for your phone and tune your pipes without having to do any calculations ^_^ I didn't have that when I made this chime piano, but I tune my (real) piano now using that app.

[andrayisalso]

@ukulelelearner And, don't forget the 'magic spot' at 1/4 from both ends of the tubes. That's where they must be held to get the best sound.

[andrayisalso]

@betweenyouandsky Make one (i did ;-) 

[abombluvsjesus]

Hey, can you post any more videos of you playing other songs on here. I am piano player myself, but this is so cool. How much would you charge to make one of these a sale it? Just wondering. It's really neat and creative. Thanks for posting this.

[Offshoreorganbuilder]

Well done. Thanks for the upload.



[ukulelelearner]

@andrayisalso i would love to know the diameter of the tubes and how you know which lengths each chime were. have any advice for me or info for me?

[quaxk]

awesome

[chenrikl]

This resembles a celesta more than a piano.

[bassie52]

@andrayisalso I think its mostly tubular bells.

[HORNGEN4]

@andrayisalso way to jinx it lol!

[JNozum]

 That was certainly unique!

From John Nozum

[andrayisalso]

@mrslig100 Oh, thanks fore noticing that 8D

[andrayisalso]

@EliasCalabretta1 Yeah... well... it's kinda like a piano because of the hammers and the keys, but the tubes make the name doubtful... And the sound is definitely not piano, you're right there.

[mrslig100]

Not 1 dislike. that says it all.

[EliasCalabretta1]

Isn't that closer to a clavichord, not piano?? :S just curious

[thenastiestnate]

This is a great concept. Would you consider making another video playing parts from a few other non Christmas songs? I am curious to hear what a piano like this would sound like playing classical piano pieces or ragtime.

[andrayisalso]

@dvnacouzi94 It's all improvisation. Just google the basic building instructions of a wind chime, that's what I did. The keyboard is part of an old organ, the hammers are from an old piano and the rest is left over wood from old cupboards. And... it took me 3 weeks to build...

[dvnacouzi94]

How do you build one? I have a science Olympiad event in 30 days, and I would like to make one. Where can I find plans and parts?

Thanks !

[Eddy2730]

That sounds more like Santa's doorbell!

[clothearednincompoop]

Now build a one with larger metal tubes and you can sell to to Mike Oldfield for recording Tubular Bells IV, V, and VI.

[TFPTrading]

@gelisanchez98

What the fuck is your problem?

[pianosyrup123]

Holy shit dude post a video of how to make a video

[ASpaceOdyssey101]

@gelisanchez98 i thought genial was good. like "jolly."