Shooosh! We are RECORDING!

Lyssie in the studio with her xylophone.

Lyssie - Queen of the Science Fair

Our grand daughter Alyssa just participated in her first Science Fair. With the help of her uncle Todd and her PaPa, she made her own 6 note xylophone.

She tried different kinds of wood, pine, poplar, birch and oak. She learned to use the chop saw, the table saw, the router and the sander. (We were careful to use goggles and guarded every little finger!)

Lyssie had to experiment with different lengths and thicknesses of the wood to try and get a good tone. It turned out to be quite a project for a 10 year old, 5th grader. She found out that hard wood makes a much better tone than soft wood - but soft wood is so much easier to cut and sand. She even went into the studio to record the different wood types. Many nights were spent consulting over the phone with Aunt Jeannie in Baton Rouge. Aunt Jeannie is world famous for her marimba skills. With all of this help, no wonder she made three A's for her first Science Fair Project.
Whew! I'm tired. PaPa