Zylotone - Theme Maker - Analog

What is a Zylotone?

A Zylotone is a musical instrument where you create music by tapping on a tube. The special thing about the Zylotone is that each Zylotone is specially tuned to a song. The tubes are therefore always played from left to right. It is therefore not necessary to understand notes in order to play a Zylotone; you just have to be able to tap in the right rhythm.

A video says more than 1000 words. Watch this video and you will quickly understand what a Zylotone is.

What makes this Zylotone so special?

With this Zylotone, you can print each tube individually. You can then insert the tubes into the base in the correct order.

How can I create my favorite song with the Zylotone?

Search for the name of the song on a video platform and add the words “piano easy”. You will receive a tutorial in which your favorite song is played on the piano. Make a note of the order of the notes. You can put these notes into the Zylotone.

Found and created your favorite song?

Then post the sheet music of the song here and share your favorite song with us.

Examples:

Major Scale: C1,C#1,D1,D#1,E1,F1,F#1,G1,G#1,A1,A#1,B1,C2,C#2,D2,D#2,E2,F2,F#2,G2,G#2,A2,A#2,B2
All Notes: C1,D1,E1,F1,G1,A1,B1,C2,D2,E2,F2,G2,A2,B2
Pink Panther Eb1,E1,F#1,G1,Eb1,E1,F#1,G1,C2,B1,E1,G1,B1,Bb1,A1,G1,E1,D1,E1
The Blue Danube Waltz: C1,C1,E1,G1,G1,G2,G2,E2,E2,C1,C1,E1,G1,G1,G2,G2,F2,F2
Ode to Joy E2,E2,F2,G2,G2,F2,E2,D2,C2,C2,D2,E2,E2,D2,D2
Imperia March: G1,G1,G1,Eb1,Bb1,G1,Eb1,Bb1,G1,D2,D2,D2,Eb2,Bb1,Gb1,Eb1,Bb1,G1
Mario E2,E2,E2,C2,E2,G2,G1,C2,G1,E1,A1,B1,Bb1,A1,G1
Simpson C2,E2,F#2,A2,G2,E2,C2,A1,F#1,F#1,F#1,G1,F#2,F#2,F#2,G2,Bb2,B2

Would you like a fixed Zylotone?

Then simply use my online generator “Zylotone - Theme Maker - Digital”.

A brief history of its origins:

The idea for this instrument came to me while tapping on a tin of potato chips. I cut cans to the right length to play songs. I quickly printed out the first tubes. The first approach was a physical calculation to generate suitable tones. L = v/4f with suitable frequencies led to the first prototypes. Unfortunately, theory does not correspond to reality here either. I therefore printed tubes of different lengths and carried out a frequency analysis. Here I discovered a necessary deviation of the length from the theoretical value of up to 10 %.

Using the well-known antiproportional relationship, I carried out a regression and obtained the perfect tube lengths in each case. I only liked the straight-line design to a limited extent, so I oriented myself to the design of the mystical panpipe. My Zylotone was born.

In addition to the analog version, I also created a digital Zylotone Creator, which you can use to print a fixed Zylotone.