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Steel drum resonators

Yesterday I spotted small cat/dog bowls in a nearby shop.. 

With a head full of 'resonators!' I grabbed one and flicked the bottom to hear the 'boing' .. What was I doing? I know nothing about them.. So I grabbed out my mobile phone, turned on my guitar tuner app and took a reading.. It took about 6 bowls until I got one that seemed to be a D..

I thought I might share this with you guys.. And then had another thought.. Post build.. Couldn't they be 'tuned' much like steel drums are tuned with dents and holes?  If they resonate.. Can't they be made to resonate at a desired frequency? 

I bought the D bowl anyway.. I might tinker with this idea when it gets used. 

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