# Musical glasses: Is there a way to change the pitch without water? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 26, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-glasses-is-there-a-way-to-change-the-pitch-without-water/716057 "2015-03-26T20:16:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-glasses-is-there-a-way-to-change-the-pitch-without-water/716057/21 "2015-03-27T21:27:48Z")
I would think that Jell-o would dry out pretty quickly… ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-glasses-is-there-a-way-to-change-the-pitch-without-water/716057/22 "2015-03-27T21:40:00Z")
It would be worth a try - and if it works, a more permanent version could be made with two-part silicone. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-glasses-is-there-a-way-to-change-the-pitch-without-water/716057/23 "2015-04-02T18:46:18Z")
How about specially designed glasses? The stem goes up through the glass and the top where it attached is sealed. When you hang the glass from the stem, the opening is now at the top. An extremely crude illustration: * * * | ----- | ----- | | --- | --- | | ------ | | | ------ | | * * * [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-glasses-is-there-a-way-to-change-the-pitch-without-water/716057.md?page=1)