What is a Thunder gourd?
What is a Thunder gourd?
So what is a thunder gourd? It’s basically a hollow gourd with an opening on the side for the sound to come out because at the bottom is a drum head attached with a spring. “The vibrations of the spring are absorbed by the drum and it amplifies the sound inside the gourd,” Swank said.
How do you make a thunder maker?
How to Make a Thunder Tube
- Stretch the balloon tightly across one end of the tube.
- Trace the other end of the tube onto the cardboard from the cereal box or other scrap.
- Cut out the circle.
- Make a small hole in the center of the circle.
- Place the short end of the wire in the tube.
- Position the circle on the tube’s end.
How do you make a thunder sound?
The lightning flash heats the air around it so quickly that the air expands very fast. When you heat something, it gets bigger – it expands. The air around the lightning flash expands so fast that it makes a shock wave in the air. That shock wave is the thunder that you hear.
How do you make a gourd Thunder drum?
You must put holes in the gourd in order to let the sound out. Take the end wire of the spring and puncture a hole in the bottom of the drum and then twist your spring onto the drum head. Grasp the top of your gourd and shake it and listen to the sounds of thunder coming out!
How do you make a gourd into a musical instrument?
A shekere shaker is a dried gourd maraca that has beads, seeds, or even small shells attached to netting that is then draped over the outside of the gourd. When it is shaken or slapped, the beads hit the outside of the gourd, creating a rhythmic sound.
How do you make thunder sound at home?
Making Thunder: Short Version
- Grab sheets or towels from your house and give them some good, fast shakes. This is great for bigger, stronger children, especially if they work in pairs with each person hold a side of the sheet.
- Use the surfaces around you.
- You can also use just your body.
How do you dry a gourd?
How to Dry Gourds in 7 Steps
- Wash the gourd in warm soapy water.
- Dry the outside of the gourd.
- Dry out the inside of the gourd.
- Turn the gourd every few weeks.
- Assess the curing process.
- Clean the cured gourd.
- Paint or decorate the cured gourd.
Can a gourd make the sound of Thunder?
Well it’s a gourd which, after being prepared and transformed, makes the sound of thunder when it’s shaken. The main thing to remember about this project is that the gourd must have the bottom cut off to attach the synthetic drum head and spring to, and a hole or holes put on the gourd to let the sound out.
How do you hang a Thunder gourd with Suede?
I then drilled holes on both sides of the top of the gourd and strung the suede lace through it to use it to hang the thunder gourd up. I then glued the synthetic drum head to the gourd and once it dried, I trimmed it off and heat shrunk the drum head until it was tight.
How does a gourd drum work?
When the spring is wiggled, it vibrates the drum head, which in turn creates sound waves inside the gourd. The gourd amplifies the waves and releases it through other holes in the gourd and sounds like thunder. Think cello or bass.
How do you cut a gourd to make a sound hole?
When you get the bottom cut off you need to clean out the inside of the gourd. Make sure you leave nothing on the inside of the gourd that could flake off at a later time because it will fall down inside the gourd and end up on the drum head you will be attaching to the bottom. For my sound hole on this gourd, I cut the top off of the gourd also.
