How Clarinets, Bagpipes, Pianos, & More Are Made | How It's Made | Science Channel

[@mjallen1308]

I played the clarinet in 3rd-9th grade. I also played the flute for two years. I remember seeing this wooden clarinet in the music store for like $2500. This was in the 90s and I remember thinking, who the hell would own one of those. My mom would tell me “You need to start practicing more! You need to show me that you’re serious about playing and maybe we can get you a clarinet like that…” girl bye, I’m not falling for that trick again. She promised to get me one of those little cars you drive around and that never happened. Today i realize it’s bc we were broke AF - but it was an absolutely STUNNING clarinet. All dark and ebony with a satin sheen that shone through the night. It was AMAZING!

[@davefellhoelter1343]

"I Had" two bagpipers' on my paper route in Bellflower Ca, just So of Rockwell Downey, mid 70's "as I recall" enjoying their practice sessions while working my route.

[@danrhone9756]

So neat how instruments are manufactured and processed only to be sent out for shipment 👍👍✌️✌️🤘🤘

[@TallulahB58]

Missed a great chance to play Rhapsody in Blue in your opening :)

[@stevenjones2371]

I totally like the bag pipes that guy playing rocked

[@frostyelwood9898]

Still going to clarinet practice squiddy?

[@kishascape]

Kelpy G

[@nestcap736]

Yeah

[@GothGuy885]

the way that Piano cases are refinished, is much like the way that traditional Japanese Lacquer is done. each layer is applied, and after it dries, it is sanded, and polished and then the same is done to the next, and so on and so forth. most Japanese Lacquer pieces can have up to 100 coats applied. it is an Amazing Art form. 😀

[@d3gr0wth]

“Heat sensitive material” = paper 😂

[@joeybillette5507]

I was looking for this comment😅

[@Mtlmshr]

Always enjoy these videos on how these instruments are made!

[@ThomMyer]

I wished how an xylophone was made, I used to play one of them during my 8th grade resource class in the music room, I had fun but it was wooden. Passed that class very easily.

[@ianmintz12806]

Yeah, the xylophone, along with its cousins the vibraphone, glockenspiel and marimba are percussion instruments that you can play melodies and harmonies and songs on.

[@fedoraguy6774]

*yes, the xylophone was wooden because if it weren’t it wouldn’t be a xylophone*

[@ianmintz12806]

It doesn’t surprise me that it takes that long to make a pipe organ. After all, they always say that the pipe organ is the king of all musical instruments

[@pamelalogue3815]

the man at the beginning really knows how to play a clarinet!

[@alisoninchausti1080]

Amazing.

[@static6184]

What was the song he was playing at the end

[@process-stories]

great video for me

[@nash0089]

That piano tuner’s finger SHOCKED me 😅

[@MegaEmmanuel09]

For those coming later, you can see it at ~ 33:12 and 33:44

[@Skorpychan]

Not healed properly after a break, probably.

[@koriw1701]

@@Skorpychanthat would be the only way it could be like that outside of a birth defect, which is unlikely on the hand of an experienced piano crafter and player.

[@ianmintz12806]

@@koriw1701if it was a defect it would be more noticeable

[@dennisneo1608]

I'm thinking of starting a pipe organ manufacturing company.

[@KennethKrueger-p4i]

i saw plastic tie downs used on the finished bagpipe ...what? i've a needle and yarn and a minute for that what the heck.

[@CaptainDiscover]

Great job!

[@kimbratton9620]

That was cool!

[@michaelmurray11189]

My sister played the Clarinet when she was in middle school and in the first year of high school.

[@danrhone9756]

Wow neat👍👍

[@kishascape]

Ok

[@chrissereque8716]

From a retired symphony clarinet guy: one time at the conductor’s house, I was seated at a table where all the other people (some not musicians), had played the clarinet when young! It is truly a universal instrument, being used not only in Mozart symphonies, but also Greek and Turkish folk music.

[@tomholroyd7519]

that mold is amazing

[@williamsanborn9195]

What I don’t understand, and this is more of an editing nitpick than anything, is that for the pipe organ, they used a piece of music from its immense repertoire. That’s well and good, but why didn’t they do the same with the other instruments?

[@ianmintz12806]

Single reed instruments like the clarinet and the saxophone come in several different sizes and sound ranges.

[@diyfireking]

How awesome, such a great work 👍👍

[@AManwithaB0x]

I owned a clarinet once, amazingly complex instrument, tho I doubt I could ever remember how to play the thing now 😆

[@kishascape]

I can barely get it to make a sound and my lips start burning.

[@koriw1701]

If you can play a clarinet, you can play a saxophone. They have identical keys!

[@robbie6625]

@@koriw1701 Only in the saxophone's upper register. The lower register uses different fingerings

[@williamsanborn9195]

@@koriw1701Not necessarily. Middle of the staff C is played using the middle finger on the left hand on saxophone, whereas the same C is played using all of the fingers, including the register key (our version of an octave key that plays notes a 12th above) except the left pinky finger on clarinet.

[@jayramsey690]

Those “clarinet keys” are actually water keys for a Bach Stradivarius trumpet.

[@MrNatasraed]

Dont make it sound weird "Hard African black wood"

[@briananeubauer7322]

*inserts the friend from courage* any weirdos here🤣. They really did play a beautiful show for Muriel!

[@navret1707]

When do they put the cats in the bag pipe?

[@jayramsey690]

It’s at the same time they do it on accordions.

[@jasonsummit1885]

Should specify that they are soprano clarinets.

[@victoresarey4036]

I always wondered how a plumbus was made

[@jpwillm5252]

Very good, but the background music is very annoying.

[@bentucker2301]

Its law that the playing of bagpipes is done alone in a field

[@koriw1701]

This is all very interesting, but I'm a little disappointed that we can't see how fine, hand-crafted pianos are made, not these outsourced, 40 days from start to finish jobs. I would like to see how the fine, cultured pianos like Steinway and Fazioli are crafted without all the laminating, and using wood that's aged 30 _years._ And those who make them aren't 'technicians,' they're 'artisans.' They use those terms in this video.

[@melchristian8876]

👍👍

[@jayramsey690]

You know you always see bagpipers marching? They’re trying to get away from the sound.

[@joermnyc]

Why do bagpipers walk? To get away from the noise.

[@MrMigueldelaO]

The clarinet - what a lot of work to make and what a lot of work to play. I was the WORST clarinet player in my high school band so I switched to chorus. I have sung with professional symphonies now for 40 years. Ah!!! but a good clarinet player......

[@rapidrrobert4333]

That's a Bach trumpet waterkey

[@markward6076]

No wonder pianos weigh a ton. You can only hope Laurel and Hardy don't deliver it. 😅

[@Reaver-Altar]

daft punk at the end 🗿

[@squicc]

I KNEW I recognized it. wondering if it's from / inspired by an older piece or something.

[@jacobyunderhill3999]

What's the name of the track?

[@Reaver-Altar]

@@jacobyunderhill3999 "Within" from Random Access Memories.

[@ronaldwhite1730]

Thank you . ( 2024 / June / 16 )

[@jmpeax3596]

The background "music" is unbearable in this one

[@ianmintz12806]

These workers are lucky that their clothing, gloves, masks, gear, equipment, and aprons are protective enough so they don’t get themselves killed injured or very sick.

[@MikeHarris1984]

...And one time at Band Camp....

[@SuperPixiefun]

Whoever scored (or rather chose the copyright free music) for these features should apologise to the world.

[@sumguy01]

I’m sorry, did you just say SYNTHETIC stones?

[@zyral.f.6938]

Date show originally aired? Episode # and season? Shame how science channel isn't big on basic facts.

[@Alkaliniti]

It's a mix of a few episodes. If you're really so curious, you can just Google it.

[@PMARC14]

I think they cut together different segments a lot as that brings more variety so idk if they even have stuff like that for this. They would have to specify that for everything made which hopefully they have a list somewhere

[@jenerhart7025]

This one is a compilation. Each of the segments aired in a different episode.

[@Blueshirt38]

Shame how annoying commenters can't look up basic facts on their own.

[@koriw1701]

@@PMARC14yeah, but it's the Discovery Science Channel. How is that 'simply too much work for them?' They might as well be called the 'How Stuff Works' channel, but we've already got one of them..

[@BoyKhongklai]

I hate clarinets. Squidward screwed that up for me.