Posted on 04/19/2020 6:48:47 PM PDT by Jamestown1630
If you're bored, here's a video about 'the most unusual musical instruments in the world'.
I'm a fan of Ben Franklin's Glass Armonica, and of the Hang; but I had never seen most of the others. (I'd really like to know what that fourth instrument is, after the Kalimba - it looks home-grown; and would like to have seen a didgeridoo and a steel drum.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCYHMVlQezA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_harmonica#Franklin's_armonica
>>>I LOVE that thing. But I’m scared of it!<<<
Yeah, I used to hear that all the time in my Single days.
Yeah, act surprised. You knew what would happen before you started this Thread. LOL
One of my husband’s favorite musicians, with his ‘harp guitar’:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN3439l4HR0
I have no idea what you mean...
That IS amazing. I’d be afraid to handle and play this for fear of damaging it; but it must require a lot of delicate work to keep it in good, working condition (scroll down):
https://mim.org/galleries/mechanical-music-gallery/
He used to play at the Varsity in Palo Alto, but I never saw him. I didn’t know he was dead!
That was a long time ago.
LOL!
I’m getting my threads mixed-up; but here’s some more fun from the MozART group which also includes some ‘unusual musical instruments’:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9G3f7GVb4E
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