pipe tuning formula

Given the variation in pipe, useing a reference chime is probably your best bet. Tune the first one and then use it as a reference. You can use a guitar tuner to tune the first one. You can buy a decent guitar tuner at the Guitar Center on Nasa 1 and the Gulf freeway for about $15 - $30.

Or drop me an e-mail and I'll let you borrow one of my tuners...

Thanks, I'm thinking I'll use one of my doorbell chimes and tune the reference by ear, at least until my hands wear out from cutting and re-cutting the tube.

Or, I can use the Korg Triton Studio that I bought my partner at the Guitar Center on Nasa RD 1.

This sounds like a great idea. I hope you will email me directly after your on line I would like to see pictures.

Type M copper should offer the highest pitch per linear length

Type L an K are close to each other.

I would cut equal lengths of different types of copper and strike them and listen.

Sorry this answer is "off subject" but I thought I would offer a way to get to the

goal of good tone.

miketheboilerguy@aol.com

I'll be using whatever Home Depot has. I'm sure there will be a youtube video when all is done.

Hi bhankiii

Why use copper? Have you just got some laying around? If you would use brass or SS you might get a much nicer sound. Or use all three to make it special. The tuning aspect will stay but your sounds will be more varied. Enjoy. Ky.

I want to use copper because the rest of the fountain is copper - or at least copper colored. And I use copper quite a bit in my home decor. Besides, it's easy to find and easy to work with.

Well I guess it's a matter of visually esthetic taste with you. So the copper looks nice and function follows form, okay.

hello bhankiii:

if you are bent on using copper pipes, can you not fashion a brass band where the chimes will strike. I fear if you do not, the copper will be dented and not last long at all.

How about using ss, or any other hard metal which gives a good sound (copper tends to make a rather dull sound), and get it copper plated?

As to pipe size for scaled notes try the http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/hkjo/view/26/2601627.pdf

Go past the first bit of this pdf and you will come to 'The Theory and Practice of Tuning Pipes'.

Hope this helps.

jfmfit

Thanks, but that's really more about air pipes - like a flute. I'm concerned with the sound that the metal makes when struck.

I don't think my copper pipes will take too much of a beating. The copper floats will only be propelled by the force of the waves in the pond.