I just had a stupid idea

fossilhead · 07-08-2009, 06:42 PM

Anyone here know much about horns? What's the viability of popping a horn on the front of a paintball gun and producing controllable notes?

Opening an event with the national anthem played by 10 guys with markers?

thisissparta · 07-08-2009, 07:29 PM

Not likely. I play saxophone and trumpet... it would require some epic modification. I think it was Toyota who came up with the robot that could play trumpet...

Yay youtube!
YouTube - Toyota's Trumpet Playing Robot

The mouth needs to produce particular shapes to play a wind instrument. Maybe different artificial latex lips attached to the end of barrels at different PSI's could be implemented...

Maybe different guns playing at different hz would work.

It would be cool though.

Killa_x · 07-08-2009, 10:08 PM

just as sparta said, certain vibrations and airflow has to be achieved to even make a sound. Extremely difficult to difficult to do, not only the barrel/instrument interaction, but also the airflow.

A better, plausible idea, would be to have a block of aluminum milled out to fit on the barrel and make a whistle. I'm pretty convinced that a whistle could be made to a certain pitch and somehow fit on the barrel so that the airflow coming down the barrel could be diverted to create the sounds.

Now that i'm thinking, i'm gunna have to make a sketch. damn you!

Meph · 07-08-2009, 10:09 PM

Maybe a trumpet, but you can certainly create a conical device which produces sound from generic wind (rather than from a specific shape of the mouth). Look at jugs and bottles filled with select amounts of water producing different notes. Nothing needed but wind across the top.

heinous · 07-08-2009, 10:24 PM

YouTube - Toot Tone

Killa_x · 07-08-2009, 10:57 PM

tape a rape whistle to the end of the barrel. Should keep MAr away

DSA · 07-08-2009, 10:59 PM

Funny you should mention this while at D-Day mOnog kept blowing in his duck call, when he gets time to fart around he may make a true "Quacker Silencer" one that quacks with every shot....

Not really but after some beers we discussed the issue.

HurtCow · 07-09-2009, 01:17 AM

Wharfrat soldered a bugle bell to the front of a PGP2. PAK chachick PAK chachick PAK

fossilhead · 07-09-2009, 01:27 AM

This thread is giving me some pretty funny ideas

Barrel kazoo?
perhaps a barrel whistle made out of some stupid long barrel that's ported you could play like a recorder?

Deus Machina · 07-09-2009, 03:15 AM

Maybe if you can have a barrel ported on only one side and direct all that into something like a saxophone reed?

Otherwise, a barrel whistle shouldn't be too hard, with a little work.

07-08-2009, 06:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
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Killa_x Call me Cody Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Upstate NY	just as sparta said, certain vibrations and airflow has to be achieved to even make a sound. Extremely difficult to difficult to do, not only the barrel/instrument interaction, but also the airflow. A better, plausible idea, would be to have a block of aluminum milled out to fit on the barrel and make a whistle. I'm pretty convinced that a whistle could be made to a certain pitch and somehow fit on the barrel so that the airflow coming down the barrel could be diverted to create the sounds. Now that i'm thinking, i'm gunna have to make a sketch. damn you! __________________ cody unczur photography

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Killa_x Call me Cody Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Upstate NY	tape a rape whistle to the end of the barrel. Should keep MAr away __________________ cody unczur photography

07-09-2009, 01:27 AM	#9 (permalink)
fossilhead Seasoned Member Join Date: Aug 2006	This thread is giving me some pretty funny ideas Barrel kazoo? perhaps a barrel whistle made out of some stupid long barrel that's ported you could play like a recorder? __________________ Phantom 4 sale Superstocker 4 sale My MCB feedback thread Last edited by fossilhead; 07-09-2009 at 01:36 AM.