Scientists Reconstruct An Ancient Greek Musical Instrument, The Epigonion

ScienceDaily ^ | Wednesday, March 4, 2009 | EGEE, AlphaGalileo

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Epigonion image search:

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[Monkey Face]

E-pig onion?

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[sr4402]

Picture of the Epigonion is from the Article.

[OneWingedShark]

Very nifty!

[massgopguy]

“He reminds me of Pan. Pan bored me.”

[COBOL2Java]

Apparently the epigonion was playable only by those suffering from torticollis... :-)

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks!

[Veto!]

Looks like a smaller version of a hippie instrument I saw in Big Sur 3424122 years ago called “the Void.” It was so big they had to drive it around in a flatbed of some kind manned by stoners in long beards and their “ladies” in long pioneer skirts and high boots who danced like houris.

It sounded like some weird echo chamber, metal strings plucked as if a million miles away. Or miles high.

We had so much to laugh about in the ‘60s. Unfortunately some of those stoners grew up and ran for office. Ahem. But they were funny when they were kids.

[COBOL2Java]

Kirk: "Spock, I didn't know you knew how to play an epigonion!"
Spock: "I don't, Captain. This is a Vulcan Lyre"

[Veto!]

LOL

Shatner still looks good at 77. Smart fellah.

[B-Chan]

EPIC ONION FTW

[SunkenCiv]

...dot com.

[Monkey Face]

Yah! That’s it!

;o]

[aeonspromise]

They have fouond a new musical note, “o”, when played it makes one think Obama is god and raises your taxes in your sleep...oooooooooooo....

[TexasRepublic]

[SunkenCiv]

Dogpile

[SunkenCiv]

Oh, that’s it, isn’t it? ;’) I just picked up vols I and II for b-day presents for friends’ kids.

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