Comments on: Fungi: A New Revolution in Violin Making http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2010/02/19/fungi-a-new-revolution-in-violin-making/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:23:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: violin sales http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2010/02/19/fungi-a-new-revolution-in-violin-making/comment-page-1/#comment-2396 violin sales Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:00:54 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/?p=445#comment-2396 How do they halt the growth of the fungi after the instrument is formed? I mean, obviously you don't want to pay $25,000 for a violin only to have it slowly turn to dust over the years. How do they halt the growth of the fungi after the instrument is formed? I mean, obviously you don’t want to pay $25,000 for a violin only to have it slowly turn to dust over the years.

]]> By: victor http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2010/02/19/fungi-a-new-revolution-in-violin-making/comment-page-1/#comment-1994 victor Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:39:09 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/?p=445#comment-1994 Wow! Cool istruments justin and chistian. But top all these awsome instruments i've found the coolest istrument ever! This instrument is made out of a can, however using some awsome technology this man has made the coolest intrument i've ever seen. Check this out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioiFCuHqHds Can you find any information on how this instrument that's made out of mostly a can could make such cool noises? Wow! Cool istruments justin and chistian. But top all these awsome instruments i’ve found the coolest istrument ever! This instrument is made out of a can, however using some awsome technology this man has made the coolest intrument i’ve ever seen. Check this out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioiFCuHqHds
Can you find any information on how this instrument that’s made out of mostly a can could make such cool noises?

]]> By: Germaine DiPaolo http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2010/02/19/fungi-a-new-revolution-in-violin-making/comment-page-1/#comment-1985 Germaine DiPaolo Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:32:21 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/?p=445#comment-1985 Dear Amy, I loved the post and the performance. I hope you visit us at EMS. Best regards, Mrs. DiPaolo Dear Amy,
I loved the post and the performance. I hope you visit us at EMS.

Best regards,
Mrs. DiPaolo

]]> By: Justin http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2010/02/19/fungi-a-new-revolution-in-violin-making/comment-page-1/#comment-1976 Justin Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:13:32 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/?p=445#comment-1976 Great Post Amy! It is interesting that you can use fungi to manipulate the sound of an instrument. To reply to an earlier comment posted by Victor I found an entire orchestra made by vegetables. they took the vegetebles and carved out holes to manipulate the sound of the fruit which is similar to what they did to the violens. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpfYt7vRHuY Great Post Amy! It is interesting that you can use fungi to manipulate the sound of an instrument. To reply to an earlier comment posted by Victor I found an entire orchestra made by vegetables. they took the vegetebles and carved out holes to manipulate the sound of the fruit which is similar to what they did to the violens.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpfYt7vRHuY

]]> By: christian http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2010/02/19/fungi-a-new-revolution-in-violin-making/comment-page-1/#comment-1969 christian Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:38:04 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/?p=445#comment-1969 Once again great post Amy, to respond to Victors comment, I found this cool video about a man who created a bagpipe out of a rubber glove, and a rod which acts like a mouthpiece. The instrument really plays music and is easy to make. It is very unique, but unlike the instrument Jong talked about you cannot find it very easily. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hBqgp9JGOo&feature=related Once again great post Amy, to respond to Victors comment, I found this cool video about a man who created a bagpipe out of a rubber glove, and a rod which acts like a mouthpiece. The instrument really plays music and is easy to make. It is very unique, but unlike the instrument Jong talked about you cannot find it very easily.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hBqgp9JGOo&feature=related

]]> By: victor http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2010/02/19/fungi-a-new-revolution-in-violin-making/comment-page-1/#comment-1959 victor Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:56 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/?p=445#comment-1959 The instrument you found is very unique Jong. But is that broccoli actually making that noise? To try to solve this question I decided to do some research. In my research not only did I find that other people have constructed and played this same instrument, but that the same man who made an instrument out of a plain broccoli also makes instruments out of plain carrots, apples and more! Here is a link that shows videos of different people making different instruments out of vegetables, from flukes to trumpets! Here is the link http://www.squidoo.com/Vegetable-music The instrument you found is very unique Jong. But is that broccoli actually making that noise? To try to solve this question I decided to do some research. In my research not only did I find that other people have constructed and played this same instrument, but that the same man who made an instrument out of a plain broccoli also makes instruments out of plain carrots, apples and more! Here is a link that shows videos of different people making different instruments out of vegetables, from flukes to trumpets! Here is the link http://www.squidoo.com/Vegetable-music

]]> By: bobby http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2010/02/19/fungi-a-new-revolution-in-violin-making/comment-page-1/#comment-1958 bobby Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:26 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/?p=445#comment-1958 this is a great blog amy, the information is really interesting. its hard to belive that a fungi could change the sound of the instrument. the great sweet sound that it makes is enchanting and is virtually impossible to duplicate. that is why stanford university is working and researching on how to make a synthesized version of this. with the incredible quality of a stradivarious without all the work and training to play the instrument. you would just have to plug in the notes and then record. http://news.stanford.edu/pr/94/940607Arc4222.html this is a great blog amy, the information is really interesting. its hard to belive that a fungi could change the sound of the instrument. the great sweet sound that it makes is enchanting and is virtually impossible to duplicate. that is why stanford university is working and researching on how to make a synthesized version of this. with the incredible quality of a stradivarious without all the work and training to play the instrument. you would just have to plug in the notes and then record. http://news.stanford.edu/pr/94/940607Arc4222.html

]]> By: Jong http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2010/02/19/fungi-a-new-revolution-in-violin-making/comment-page-1/#comment-1950 Jong Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:03:52 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/?p=445#comment-1950 Great post Amy. To respond to Victor's comment, I found another cool instrument made by a Japanese man. This instrument is actually made of a Big Broccoli and it actually works. The broccoli makes a similar ocarina sound using pressure inside the broccoli. This instrument is not only biodegradable but also cheap, and can be made anywhere, even at home. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GabHGlGm14 Great post Amy. To respond to Victor’s comment, I found another cool instrument made by a Japanese man. This instrument is actually made of a Big Broccoli and it actually works. The broccoli makes a similar ocarina sound using pressure inside the broccoli. This instrument is not only biodegradable but also cheap, and can be made anywhere, even at home.

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GabHGlGm14

]]> By: victor http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2010/02/19/fungi-a-new-revolution-in-violin-making/comment-page-1/#comment-1945 victor Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:06:16 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/?p=445#comment-1945 Nice post Amy. After reading this post I decited to lookup different instuments that are made with unique materials, and how those materials effect the instruments sound. I than found balloon drums! This instrument is simply a drum with it's top being a balloon. This causes a deeper and longer sound due to the vibrations os the balloon. Here is the link for it http://www.balloondrums.com/. Can you find anyother cool instruments. Nice post Amy. After reading this post I decited to lookup different instuments that are made with unique materials, and how those materials effect the instruments sound. I than found balloon drums! This instrument is simply a drum with it’s top being a balloon. This causes a deeper and longer sound due to the vibrations os the balloon. Here is the link for it http://www.balloondrums.com/.
Can you find anyother cool instruments.

]]> By: Guy http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2010/02/19/fungi-a-new-revolution-in-violin-making/comment-page-1/#comment-1937 Guy Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:01:44 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/?p=445#comment-1937 That was a very informative blog post Amy. I had no idea they used fungi to test the wood quality on violins. I also learned that the better the wood made the better violin and produced better sound. Very much like the Stradivarius. After reading this blog post was determined to find out how fungi affect wood. I found more information about how fungi affects wood at http://www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wood/introduction%20page/why%20wood%20decay%20fungi.htm. Some information I found there was that the wood that grows on wood is called lingicolous fungi. I also found a cool video of fungi growing on a wood deck that is similar to the fungi on the violin at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uTxkYkJMYw. That was a very informative blog post Amy. I had no idea they used fungi to test the wood quality on violins. I also learned that the better the wood made the better violin and produced better sound. Very much like the Stradivarius. After reading this blog post was determined to find out how fungi affect wood. I found more information about how fungi affects wood at http://www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wood/introduction%20page/why%20wood%20decay%20fungi.htm. Some information I found there was that the wood that grows on wood is called lingicolous fungi. I also found a cool video of fungi growing on a wood deck that is similar to the fungi on the violin at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uTxkYkJMYw.

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