D-I-Y tubular bells - source of cheap pipe?

The timbre would depend on things like the seams. So, possibly the BES stuff will sound different. Is wall thickness and metal composition completely standardised? Is copper pipe really 100% copper?

I suppose that under (son of) DSR you can return it if it doesn't sound right. :)

Nope. There are traces of other stuff in it, but it is overwhelmingly copper.

If you are in/near W Midlands, I have some surplus 28mm copper pipe. Not sure how much, but a few meters

replying to Old Basing Old Bloke, Sk4rocks wrote: I?m making these for a school project. How did you calculate the notes and make the structure for the tubular bells?

Here's a frequency table of notes to give you a general idea - but I have no idea which scale tubular bells are tuned to.

I made my set of tubular bells from 28mm cu pipe. Yes it was a bit pricey, but there is an old adage that says "The quality remains long after the price is forgotten". Mine has been there for over 6 years and is still going strong.

I made mine from 15cm copper pipe, has been going for over 20 years with the occasional string replacement.

Jonathan

Wow, they must be low notes! ... or did you mean 15mm? :-)

I would think that the quality of the sound is quite dependent on the metal used and its thickness, and that e.g. steel or ali pipes would sound different to copper.