DRONEon 3...
Hundreds of years before man learned to build and fly aircraft, woodwind musical instruments were created using long tubes with finger holes to change the pitch. Some of these instruments like flutes and whistles had a chamber called a fipple that created the sound. Other woodwind instruments had a vibrating reed usually made from cane (or bamboo) that created the sound.Long tubes with a single reed that were tuned to the lowest note on the chanter were designed to accompany the instrument creating a wide range of sound. Those tubes are called drones.
My choice of woodwind instrument is the Irish Bagpipe or Uilleann Pipes. It's much quieter than the Scottish Pipes and has a larger pitch range and used in pub settings. They are NOT carried on the piper's shoulder while walking in a parade!
However, the concept of 3 single note buzzing drones tuned in octaves of each other (tenor, baritone, bass) is the same.
Sound sample of the Uilleann pipe drones:
and you thought this blog would be about model aircraft!
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