How to make a rain stick

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15 жыл бұрын

Easily make a 20-second long playing rain stick from bamboo.
This rain stick cost about $13 in materials to make. It is made from a 40" piece of bamboo, about 2" in diameter and plays a long, eleven seconds turned straight upside down or about twenty seconds turned at an angle and rolled while playing. There's a photo of what the inside of the tube looks like during construction, and there is a follow-up video with a materials list, hole drilling diagrams and more tips on making long playing sticks called "How To Make a Rain Stick - Part II". The trick in a long playing rain stick, whatever size you choose, is in the HOLE DRILLING PATTERNS. A spiral pattern is NOT best because it allows only half the number of holes you can make and it creates an impenetrably dense core. See the second video ("How to make a long playing rain stick (Part II))" for the secret to a really long playing rain stick.

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@erinbuzzetti6359 2 ай бұрын

Wow! This is pretty awesome! My mom and I did a rain dance with our stick on Friday and it rained on Saturday!😊

@TheRealUnknown01 2 жыл бұрын

Ah I absolutely love the comparison at the end!

@claudiad.-t.8418 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your video. It really helped as I'm doing a DIY rain sticks project with kids at school and they looooove it !

@jerrykyle 2 жыл бұрын

That's interesting because I've been trying to get my daughter to do them with her kids! What grade are yours?

@claudiad.-t.8418 2 жыл бұрын

I don't really know compare to French school system but they are from 12 to 15.

@celsotenoriodemenezesmenez1272 11 жыл бұрын

I'm from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, The best I've seen so far!! Wanted to build one of these with bamboo, did not know, now already know.

@twisted9759 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your tutorials, and helping to make my very first rain stick a success! Working on the end caps now, but very excited about how it has turned out so far. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

@jerrykyle 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice comment, thank you!

@tukitoria01 Жыл бұрын

Very nice!

@jerrykyle Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@CommGuy1000 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this. I've had some bamboo for about a year, and just scored a dozen or so more pieces to experiment with (my wife woin't let me have hers!). I make other instruments, but no rainsticks yet... you probably just improved my learning curve.

@3dounounba 7 жыл бұрын

Nice video! Thanks for the lesson.you can also mount skins on either end instead of plugs and get a thunder effect at the beginning of each rain.

@jerrykyle 7 жыл бұрын

danamaguiredrums That's a great idea! for my next one, thanks.

@jerrykyle 10 жыл бұрын

Hi Anthony - You don't need me to make you a rain stick. You can make one yourself. Just drill lots of holes - the more you drill the longer it will play. And, very important trick I found was to wrap the bamboo in duct tape before drilling holes! It keeps the drill bit from splintering the bamboo when it pokes out the far side. After you've finished drilling the holes and glueing in and clipping the wooden shish kabob sticks, you can remove the tape to paint and decorate the bamboo. Good luck!! :)

@browill9 11 жыл бұрын

Thanx friend. Great vid. I have some bamboo ive been drying to make rain sticks for my grand children. Thanx for the great ideas

@Georgiaboys123 9 жыл бұрын

I love it !!! Going to make my son one!!!

@minnescanada 11 жыл бұрын

I love your video. You did a nice job on your rain stick, well done!

@yahseek 10 жыл бұрын

This was awesome. Thank you for sharing.

@jonpret 3 жыл бұрын

This was absolutely awesome. Thanks a million sir

@gldsmith61 11 жыл бұрын

Putting two of them together would be cool.

@jerrykyle 10 жыл бұрын

BTW, I would be very interested to know if any of you all have made one and how they turned out. A couple things not in the video - 1) don't use green bamboo, it will develop splits and cracks as it dries out. Find a tube already dry and crack free. And 2) bigger is not necessarily better. I would stick to diameters of tubes from around one and a half inches to two and a half. Larger diameters require too many holes and skewers to impede the flow of the rice or beans. Also, if you're interested in hole patterns and a few more technical details, I have a "How to make a long playing rain stick Part 2" that gives that information. Thank all of you for your nice comments!

@juliannehu 11 жыл бұрын

It is great, thank you for sharring :)

@MsRemmington 10 жыл бұрын

very nice

@earthworkr2 12 жыл бұрын

nice tutorial! One question i have though. I have made these in the past, but always drilled the holes in a uniform spiral pattern around the tube. It seems you are doing yours at random. Does this randomness of the skewers have anything to do with the long rain time, and the sound? Thanks! keep up the great work.

@Excapartist 8 жыл бұрын

Kool I rain dance. Pamala Petty. Tom Petty and Heartbreakers!

@360islandtours 11 жыл бұрын

why were you focusing on what he was wearing? Give credit where credit is due. Great video!! My wife is going to attempt to make one and this video has definitely helped. Thank You!

@rhaven50 11 жыл бұрын

cool

@pmpaas 12 жыл бұрын

This is great - can't wait to make one. I know you made this from bamboo but wondered about making one from yucca and where I can buy yucca stalks online - if you know? - I can't seem to find where...

@hinakomalin 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry to bother you “this late”. Do your bamboos come hollowed out or do you have to hollow out yourself? I’m having issues finding something long to hollow out bamboo culms. Do you have tips on doing just that?

@jerrykyle 5 жыл бұрын

YukiSoba All bamboo has connective discs inside every foot or so. You need to break these out or drill them out to make the bamboo tube hollow. They are not real thick and you can either hammer them out with a long rod or buy a long drill bit extender at the hardware store. The longer your bamboo stick is, the harder it is to get to the discs furthest in. That's why a three foot rain stick was kind of my limit. good luck!

@jerrykyle 9 жыл бұрын

Hi Adam, Larger diameter like marbles? Very cool idea, I think you should make one and put it on KZfaq to share with us. It would be a first. The rain stick, after all, is more of a musical instrument than a rainmaker and can be whatever you want it to be. I was actually thinking about doing a smaller one with nails instead of wooden skewers and BB's instead of beans. What do YOU think?

@jerrykyle 3 жыл бұрын

I hope you will let me know how yours turns out! Thank you for your comment!

@minesaver 9 жыл бұрын

Hey awesome video well done. I saw your one comment about not using larger diameter holes, reason being you'd need to drill into it too much just to slow the flow of the rice/beans. I was thinking what if you used a larger diameter item to put inside. It wouldn't really sound like rain, but I think it could sound really cool. What are your thoughts on that? Also, what do you think of the idea of instead of a solid plug on the end, putting some kind of screen mesh where the holes are just small enough prevent the rice/beans from falling out, and then on the end you also put a cone on it, similar in shape to a lamp shade. My thinking is this might act as a speaker so it would be louder. It might make a mess if dust starts spilling out though.

@jerrykyle 9 жыл бұрын

adam maxon Hey Adam, the field on rain stick making is wide open! There is no right or wrong, just whatever floats your boat. Try it. And film it. And if it works, upload to KZfaq - that's what everyone else does! :)

@TheRealUnknown01 2 жыл бұрын

This is a project I would like to take on soon, any recommendation on how to space the bamboo rods?

@jerrykyle 2 жыл бұрын

I made a Part II that shows you exactly. Let me know if you can't find it.

@TheRealUnknown01 2 жыл бұрын

@@jerrykyle thank you! I'm going to the store to see if I can find any bamboo today. I think I'll use the same filler as you, that's the longest rain stick I've ever heard! Absolutely love it!

@khia1145 14 жыл бұрын

hey im making a rain stick for my science class and i am using a stick that is alot skinnier than that will it sound any different from yours??

@teresadionisio3561 3 жыл бұрын

What kind of stick u used sir to insert in d bamboo. Thank you n God bless you

@jerrykyle 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Teresa, I'm not sure I understand your question. The bamboo originally has membranes inside that need to be broken and removed so the bamboo is completely hollow. I do this with any long stick or rod and a hammer to knock them out. To keep the beans inside from falling out, I cut a round plug out of any board and tap it in tightly so it will not fall out. Does this answer your question?

@benboyce4152 11 жыл бұрын

you said that the rain stick cost about $13 is that what you charge for them or is that what they cost to make

@ACFISHON 10 жыл бұрын

Mr Kyle thanks for your response I wish I could make my own rain stick but I'm so busy with work and music I can't make the time only god knows How about the you made on youtube would you sell it ? I'll buy it What you have to loose ?

@jerrykyle 10 жыл бұрын

The rain stick on KZfaq was a gift to my daughter. I spent some time making myself an even better one but am not really interested in selling it or making others to sell. It is just a hobby but very flattering for you to offer.

@ACFISHON 10 жыл бұрын

HI MR KYLES I ENJOYED YOUR HOW TO RAIN STICK VIDEO VERY MUCH MY NAME IS ANTHONY IM A PERCUSSIONIST IM ALWATS LOOKING FOR NEW AND DIFFERENT TOYS OF EFFECT AND YOUR FIT THE BILL CAUSE OF ITS LONG SUSTAIN THEIRS NOTHING LIKE THAT IN THE MARKET I WAS WONDERING IF YOURE SELLING ANY RAIN STICKS OR IF YOU COULD MAKE ME ONE I WILL PAY OF COURSE THANKS

@lysergickfuneralproc 10 жыл бұрын

Third video I've watched for rainsticks,third one ruined by terrible music instead of just showcasing the sound of the rainstick it's self. I've got to wonder why everyone thinks adding a distraction from what they're making a video for is good idea..