Music: Revised answer is "SORT OF"--Re: [oddmusic] This is not a kazoo

Someone in my Kazooz group wondered if it worked when hummed into.

Apparently I had never actually tried humming into one before I answered.

I found one I had and double checked.
The answer is "YES, sort of"
If you hum a tune into it it does work like a kazoo, But on certain notes the air horn part works and adds some squawks of its own. Could be an interesting comidic touch.

motleyjustmotleynothingbutmotley
http://kazoologist.org/

-----Original Message-----
From: Motleyjust <motleyjust@aol.com>
To: oddmusic <oddmusic@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sun, Oct 23, 2011 11:00 pm
Subject: Re: [oddmusic] This is not a kazoo

You might be interested in this. I found a patent for a device that, I think, uses the same principle.
US 2010/0024713 A1

http://www.google.com/patents?id=A93LAAAAEBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=US+2010/0024713+A1&hl=en&ei=9_2kTuitBoHliALxnPWDAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA

motleyjustmotleynothingbutmotley
http://kazoologist.org/

-----Original Message-----
From: Motleyjust <motleyjust@aol.com>
To: oddmusic <oddmusic@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sun, Oct 23, 2011 10:42 pm
Subject: Re: [oddmusic] This is not a kazoo

Thank you for the link.

At least the author seemed convinced by George that it was not a membranophone or a mirliton.

Apparently the folks at California Polytechnic are not interested in hearing from us, at least I couldn't find any sort of contact address.

motleyjustmotleynothingbutmotley
http://kazoologist.org/

-----Original Message-----
From: itde <itde@mchsi.com>
To: oddmusic <oddmusic@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sun, Oct 23, 2011 9:08 pm
Subject: Re: [oddmusic] This is not a kazoo

Sounds like a good time to leave this here:
http://startlingmoniker.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/a-new-mirliton/

Perhaps you should forward my schooling on to the folks at California
Polytechnic. Or get me a job there, whatev.

--DaveX, Adjunct Profezzor

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