Hacked Gadgets Forum

February 17, 2007

Ontario Science Centre Hydraulophone - musical keyboard water fountain

at 5:02 am. Filed under Crazy Hacks, Insane Equipment

Pipes, pumps and water can be used for many things. The most creative use must be a Funtain Hydraulophone.

Videos and additional pictures after the jump.

“The hydraulophone or poseidophone combines the simplicity of the piano with the interface of the tin flute or recorder. You play the hydraulophone by stopping the jets of water with your fingers or hands. By blocking multiple jets you can even play chords.

Starting from the left side of the hydraulophone Each jet corresponds to a note on the musical scale starting at “A”, and moving through the musical alphabet, where each jet can be labeled as “A, B, C, D, E, F, G, a, b, c, d, etc.”.

As people run their hands over the jets, a natural minor scale is played on the whole notes from “A” to “a” leading to melodies such as “The Ants Go Marching” or “Summertime”. Starting on the jet “C” gives us the major scale from “C” to “c”, and leads to songs like “The Wheels on the Bus Go ‘Round and ‘Round”. Starting on jet “D” gives us the Dorian mode in which many traditional folk songs such as “What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor” are played. Starting with jet “E” gives us the Phrygian mode (whole note jets “E” to “e”) of flamenco music. ”

 


 


Related Posts

Solar Picaxe Pool Fountain
DIY Open Source MIDI Keyboard
The Singing Keyboard
Plants Watering Watcher-2
The Time Fountain
Solar Hot Water Using Black Water Hose
DIY Wafer-thin keyboard
Virtual Piano

 


 

9 Responses to “Ontario Science Centre Hydraulophone - musical keyboard water fountain”

  1. skittleskater Says:

    that is freakin amazing.

  2. Think or Thwim » Hydraulophone - Water Jet Pipe Organ Flute Fountain Thing Says:

    […] The instrument in the video is installed at the Ontario Science Centre. Hacked Gadgets has a lot of pictures and videos. hydralophones, music, steve mann […]

  3. Bill Compton Says:

    Hi Jim. Photos i received. Thanks

  4. hiutopor Says:

    Hello

    Very interesting information! Thanks!

    Bye

  5. Ma Look No Pants Says:

    That’s really cool. how does it work?

    Wouldn’t that be really cold?

  6. Keenseabnop Says:

    http://www.google.com
    http://www.yahoo.com
    http://www.msn.com

  7. spagMaism Says:

    Where you wanted?

    Hehe

  8. paratayoma Says:

    Hey Guys!
    Did you know that…
    Subwoofer refers to either a woofer, or a complete loudspeaker dedicated to the reproduction of
    bass audio frequencies, typically from 150 Hz down to 20 Hz.
    subwoofer amplifier
    In the case of a rotary woofer, it is
    possible to reproduce frequencies down to 1 Hz.
    Thanks

  9. Testinsvip Says:

    Hi all!

    G’night

Leave a Reply

Internal Links:


Categories:

Search:

Google
Hacked Gadgets
Web

Site Sponsors:

 

Recent Comments:

Dale on Hack: Cell phone + wireless router = Mobile hotspot

lisa dickey on Home Made Rocket Launcher

Chris Krug’s Rolls-Royce Jet Turbine Dodge Caravan | Doobybrain.com on Jet Turbine Van

steveking on Text-Based YouTube Video Player for Linux

Alan Parekh on Name the Thing Contest - 48

bigmyke.com » Robotic Exoskeleton - Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog on Robotic Exoskeleton

Deadly Computer Blog » Blog Archive » Robotic Suit = first SPARTANs? on Robotic Exoskeleton

Finishing Touch on Stretched Ferrari Limo

ERIC MORE on Build a Solar Generator

Oncha on Sunspot Google Earth Flight Simulator Bike Ride

Google Earth Flight Simulator Bike Ride | TekeeNews - Technology News on Sunspot Google Earth Flight Simulator Bike Ride

Rohail Kiani on Big Seven Segment Display

sumdude on Robotic Exoskeleton

FPGA CPLD on AutoGuitarHero - FPGA powered Guitar Hero System

Robo Exo-skeleton Video! | zedomax.com - Obsessively profiling DIYs, Hacks, Gadgets, Tech, Web2.0,and beyond. on Robotic Exoskeleton

Site Rating:

Technology blogs

Technology Blogs - Blog Flare

Technology Blogs - Blog Top Sites

Top Technology blogs

Technology Blogs

Best blogs on Technology and Science

More RSS Feed Options

Most Popular This Month:

Win a Pleo
Ontario Science Centre Hydraulophone - musical keyboard water fountain
How to make a dual-supply RS-232 to TTL level converter
Kuka Juke Bot, the Robotic DJ
Hacking the Nintendo Wii Console
LCD Monitor Backlight to LED Conversion
Turn a Scanner into a Printed Circuit Board UV Lamp
Graffiti Research Lab's L.A.S.E.R. Tag
Water Powered Batteries with MIT’s Walter Levin lessons
Move over Vista here comes Ubuntu 6.10 Linux with XGL and Kiba-Dock

Site Sponsors:


 

Interesting Sites:

Sony Vaio SZ
ThinkGeek
Apple TV Hacks
Gadget India
Top HDTV Reviews
VoIP Phone
Technology Blog

 

Site Videos:

Incoming Links:

Recent Readers:

Forum Activity:

Get this widget!