ME 103 | Spring 2023
Idiophonic Plaque
A plaque containing several idiophonic instruments.
idiophonic: (adj.) pertaining to a musical instrument in which sound is produced by the vibration of the instrument itself
Plaque
Pine, stained and oiled
Cut and sanded, then pieces attached via nail gun
Sound Bar
Brass, machined and polished
Milled from square stock, holes drilled, sanded and polished
Chime
Stainless steel, machined and polished
Turned on lathe from bar stock, sanded and polished
Bell
Silica bronze, sand cast and polished
Sand cast via loose pattern, sanded and polished
Mallet
Black Delrin, machined
Turned on lathe
Mallet Holder
Mild steel sheet metal, welded, bead blasted, waxed
Cut using power shear, formed with finger brake, oxyacetylene welded