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"PVC Musical Instruments & How to Make Them" Plan Book Includes Free CD

"PVC Musical Instruments & How to Make Them" Plan Book Includes Free CD

John Kovac Harps by Davy C

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Make your own simple musical instruments out of easy-to-find PVC pipe! Some of the instruments you can make:

  • Harp
  • Violin
  • Cello
  • Slide Guitar
  • Bass
  • and 12 more... (see below)

Included designs are based on the following criteria:

  • The PVC parts should be readily available from any large or small hardware store.
  • Harp strings & tuners are readily available from here or any local music store.
  • Non-harp strings should be easily obtained from local music stores.
  • Should be inexpensive & easy to make in a short time.
  • Can be made with ordinary household tools.
  • Should all be fun and easy to play.

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Go to YouTube video & video-2 to see the PVC Piper harp played with the PVC violin, PVC bass & shakers. (Videos are old & not Hi-Fidelity. But, you will get an idea of what can be done with PVC.)

See independent article here for John's PVC instruments.

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The Book contains how to make instructions for instruments from 4 classifications of types of instruments:

Chordophones:

  • Fiddle/Violin
  • Violincello (Cello)
  • Harp*
  • Slide Guitar
  • Talking Drone
  • Gut Bucket (Bumbass)

Aerophones:

  • Slide Flute
  • Panpipes
  • Didgeridoo
  • Udu (Nigerian Talking Drum)
  • Bull Roarer

Membranophones:

  • Mirliton (Kazoo)
  • Cuica (Brazilian Friction Drum)

Idiophones:

  • Rhurtrummel (German Stir Drum)
  • Shaker
  • Rain Stick
  • Nail Violin

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* We can provide you with hardware and strings to build the PVC harp found in the book. Go to Strings & Hardware kit.

  • The other stringed instruments' strings & hardware can be easily found in your local music & hardware stores.
  • Also, see our Resources pages for more resources.

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Sample pages from the plan book:

 

This CD, "East Coast PVC Band" is included for free with each book. This CD contains recordings of music made with all the PVC instruments illustrated in this PVC book.


Songs included:

Moliendo Cafe, Pachelbel's Canon, The Mocking Bird, Fanny Power, Magic Flute, Farther Along/Just As I Am, Cielito Lindo, Sheebeg & Sheemore, Danny Boy, & Amazing Grace; Tracks 28 - 32 are tuning references for some of the PVC instruments being made. 

Also, see John Kovac's Solo CD, "Pipe Dreams" as performed on his own PVC Piper Harp creation, available by separate purchase. 

Also, see John Kovac's latest CD, "John Plays His PVC Piper Harp", available by separate purchase. 

Note: This book is offered in its as-is, original & historic format. Some easy, linear extrapolation of the templates may be required at a few points. See our notice here.

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Go to Harp Resources Page

Happy Creek Press, Virginia, USA

Copyright 2003

ISBN: 0-9668668-2-7

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    • Please Note: Only purchases within the U.S.A. are accepted at this time. No exceptions.
    • Products are normally shipped up to 48 hours (2 Days, if before Noon) after being ordered & are shipped on regular business days, Monday to Friday, excluding holidays & weekends. (Though, some orders may ship on Saturday mornings, if they come in after 12 noon on Fridays or Thursdays if Friday is a holiday.)
    • All orders, except Pre-Built Harps will go out via USPS's best rates for the fastest delivery, including but not limited to U.S.P.S. Priority Mail. (Includes USPS First Class Letter, First Class Package Services, USPS Ground Advantage, Priority Flat Rate, etc.)
    • It is less expensive for you if we add shipping separately for each complete order instead of hiding it within increased prices for each & every one of our products while making the bogus claim you are getting "free" shipping & handling. No Carrier ships for free!
      • Please, be aware Black Friday, Christmas Season, weather-related emergencies & various man-made disasters often delay deliveries; often without notice to us or you. JK Harps accept no liability for such delays that are always beyond our control.
      • REMINDER: String Tuning Mechanisms & Wound Bass Strings may have a back-order delay in shipping of approximately two (2) to three (3) weeks due to their custom nature. 
        • When any delayed orders finally ship, you will be immediately notified by routine email.
        • All orders will be tracked and you can be updated, via carrier email, if you choose, as the process goes along.
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        • A viable shipping address is required and we are not responsible for orders not deliverable at your end. (P.O. Boxes & A.P.O.'s are not qualified deliverable addresses; no exceptions.)
        • Any orders over $100 will require a delivery signature at the address you provided for shipment receiving before you can receive your order.

        PRE-BUILT HARPS 

        • Pre-built, USED harps are only available for local pickup at our Georgetown, Kentucky harp-making shop.
        • Pre-built NEW harps are available for local pickup (as above), or can be shipped to your Zip Code within the Continental USA only. 
        • Contact us first to obtain a shipping estimate for shipping to your Zip Code. 
        • After you purchase your new harp online (if to be shipped) you will be given a second link via email or text message so you can pay for the Shipping Fee for your new harp. (Your harp will not ship until after the Shipping Fee is paid.)
        • A nominal, flat Shipping Handling Fee of $25 will be added to your order upon payment for your harp.
        • See the harp's description & shipping directions for any further details.

        DAMAGE to SHIPMENT

        • You must check your delivery for any damage or loss immediately upon its arrival in the unlikely event of any shipping issues with the product caused by the 3rd party, the delivery carrier.
        • Take pictures, if possible, and notify the Carrier immediately of any damages to or missing order(s). (Within 24 hours or less.) John Kovac Harps by Davy C (David J Clark, Agent) will not be held responsible for damage to or losses of orders done while in transit. Claims will be made to the shipping carrier immediately in such cases. (But, inform us also to keep us in the loop if anything might be done on our end.)
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        • For clarification, but not in all cases, once you make a claim with your delivering shipment carrier, and they approve your claim & finally pay your for your loss or damages, then you will forward us that payment. Once cleared with our financial institution, then we will immediately ship out to you a replacement order(s). 

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