PVC Pipe Harp and Aeolian Gourd Harp

Hamden Connecticut native Stanley Hershonik with his PVC Pipe Harp and Aeolian Gourd Harp. Stan himself has created these instruments which sound from the wind. Check out the interesting sounds they make!
Contact Stan yourself for more info:
E-mail: [e-mail]
Website: www.aeolianharps.com
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[@lovejoy534]

Who needs a guard dog when you can just play this at night 🤣

[@LoquaciousByNature]

My neighbors would hate these, and in that case, I shall build one for each corner of the house..lol

[@chrisfryer3118]

I'm here for just that purpose..

[@LoquaciousByNature]

@@chrisfryer3118 😂

[@Sokratekk]

the concept of the first one is absolutely incredible. Is there a manual for building this harp around?

[@RobertSHilton]

Great sound on both instruments.
I'm amazed that a gourd is able to withstand the tension of so many strings.

[@davidwright1011]

I've been wanting to hear an aeolian harp ever since I first heard of them when I was a kid (ok, so I'm pretty nerdy - but I'm not the only one). Thank you Stanley Hershonik, for this and your 5-minute box aeolian harp. It looks like even I might be able to make one myself. Woot.
Now my question is whether there are ways of getting different chords?

[@alexg.7861]

I'm probably wrong but those look like different sizes of fishing line. amazon sells flourocarbon ukulele strings and i know a friend who uses them all the time

[@phoenixrising1576]

Awesome, awesome Awesome!

[@SpiritBear12]

That's the sound I feel when I have the feeling of impending doom looming up.
It seems to have a spooky supernatural sound to it.

[@LucasBorioMakeUp]

i LOVE how the gourd one looks and soundss!!!

[@Al59redux]

It reminds me of Pink Floyd's A Saucerful of Secrets or early Tangerine Dream

[@jcclark770]

Good job

[@Choopy2151]

I bet no one trick or treats at this house during Halloween.

[@Forcedminer]

incredible.
really a suspense building instrument.
and finally one i can play. :D
by doing nothing!

[@darske]

I'm beaming up now!

[@Euhedral]

very beautiful sound.I need to build this.

[@jmac217x]

Take this as a lesson in Resonant Frequency due to Wind :D

[@Nancytoday]

Good idea.

[@stanhershonik989]

I use South Bend fishing line. For the larger harps 50 or 60 lb test. Smaller harps take 15 to 20 lb test.

[@beautifullyearth576]

A genius

[@assistingoak3129]

I want to build on and just put it some random place in a forest for ominous vibes

[@boobah1067]

No, it's different choices of notes (equivalent to making a type of minor scale) but was developed for composing with other things called modes (not all of which are major/minor); and anyway, when all strings are played together by the wind, it will sound weird as well. For instance, play all the open strings on a guitar and they're "out of tune" but no, they're just overlapping and not meant to be played that way.

[@Greensky02]

I appreciate the design and all, and I love the idea of using wind to create a constant sound, but the noise it emits would drive me mad after a while! High pitched frequencies and my ears do not like each other!

[@wornways]

Cool, so this would be a true aeolian zither. Actually sounds more interesting and melodious than an aeolian harp.

[@oksanakoprakova3746]

3:20 sound from hell xD

[@adamluck6439]

Billy Meier used these for the sound effects of the model craft

[@jssherrard]

!!!LOVE!!!

[@BirdOfParadise777]

Do you teach "how to" make these things? I would love to be able to make this:) Thanks:)

[@lilyawood]

Sounds like mongolian throat singing from space

[@boobah1067]

Neat comment, Erin!!

[@eCitizen1]

It's pretty awesome, but I think it needs to be tuned with a good electronic tuner.

[@Pivilio]

It would be nice if they sounded like a nice chord or something. Unfortunately that could be the other end from alienoid erieness.

[@oldschoolfoil2365]

so this is responsible for those cheesy old space movies background noises

[@stevieg8948]

So that's what's going on in the background of horror movies.

[@jankafka7330]

Nah...That's usually a Theremin.

[@thefaceofawsomeness491]

Actually that instrument isn't a Theremin. It's something like a sealed metal bowl filled with water and metal rods of different pitched sticking out the top. It's played with a violin bow. Forgot what it's called though.

[@psacustomcreations]

Do you think adding more holes in the pipe would change the sound? Or are the holes more for visual appeal?

[@Forcedminer]

might impact the sound making it more silent
since the air blowing against it is moving the strings creating the vibrations.
I'd say the holes at the bottom is MAYBE just to let a little air though so it doesn't get blown down.

[@RoderickOPischlNr1]

which tones do you have? what is the tension? what kind of strings do you use?

[@DanSitar0]

I suggest you to observe many videos or in real. Once you understand the principal, make your own version with whatever is at hand☺‼

[@HankleburyTV]

Very cool. How were these instruments recorded?

[@nova1563]

Hank Tilbury With a camera?

[@HankleburyTV]

Andrew McKelvy I'm talking about the audio, i.e.: condenser mics, piezoelectric contact mics, PZMs, etc.

[@yogadork_namaste]

spooky

[@DanSitar0]

I agree with you. It is too much out of tune, which makes it not marketable.

[@MonoGenerator]

Drone!

[@keeperofthecheese]

SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@TheMorphrick]

That sounds scary...

[@777fiddlekrazy]

Need to do one all strings sympathetically tuned and preferably at a 432hz or even a BINAURAL healling vibration!!

[@mysock351C]

Now we know where those crappy overused horror movie effects come from.

[@user-hn9fr7mn3x]

Creepy

[@annieshamim]

I was expecting something more pleasant. :/ this gave me a headache

[@HugPugsNotDrugs]

You're just jealous b/c it's better than you

[@IvaldePolaris]

Horrible!

[@UncleFexxer]

Just need a few fog machines and pulsing green light in the background.