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What are some of your favorite crazy instruments?

Waterphone ( http://www.waterphone.com/ )
Fire Organ
Glass Harmonica

― A Nairn (moretap), Tuesday, 14 January 2003 06:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk to thread!

― JS Williams (js williams), Tuesday, 14 January 2003 07:36 (twenty-three years ago)

"GRAVIKORDS, WHIRLIES & PYROPHONES: EXPERIMENTAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS" - Ellipsis Arts: CD + book (by Bart Hopkin; foreword by Tom Waits)

and an altogether fine set it is too -- mind, it's just one of the quite many editions of this type available

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 14 January 2003 07:42 (twenty-three years ago)

that waterphone kicks ass

a few weeks ago, i went to visit the wave organ, but it was pretty un-impressive.

oh yeah, Weirdest instruments to ever find mainstream appeal

― JasonD (JasonD), Tuesday, 14 January 2003 07:44 (twenty-three years ago)

harry partch to tehread!

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Tuesday, 14 January 2003 10:10 (twenty-three years ago)

the serpent!

― MarkH (MarkH), Tuesday, 14 January 2003 10:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Mandatory Gbloink! plug.

― phil jones (interstar), Tuesday, 14 January 2003 10:29 (twenty-three years ago)

They used a *mutated* cello at a recent Stockhausen concert we were at. The two guys I was with, did not *enjoy* the performance. WUSSIES. heheh Ah well at least I had my dose of Noise for the next month. ;-)

― nathalie (nathalie), Tuesday, 14 January 2003 12:23 (twenty-three years ago)

''They used a *mutated* cello''

hopefully iancu dumitrescu can post here and provides with the details.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Tuesday, 14 January 2003 12:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Companion Thread

― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 14 January 2003 13:34 (twenty-three years ago)

This site has lots too:

http://www.windworld.com/

― A Nairn (moretap), Tuesday, 14 January 2003 16:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Hardringar (or something like that -- it's the instrument that plays the solo Rohan theme in The Two Towers...)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 14 January 2003 16:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Ned -- d'you mean mayhaps the Harding (Hardanger) fiddle, of Norway?
(...i'ven't see The Two T's yet :`-)

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 14 January 2003 17:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Sun Ra had a few: space dimension mellophone, neptunian libflecto, ancient egyptian infinity drums, etc...I think the names were stranger than the instruments, though. Usually it was just a brass instrument played with a force-fit woodwind mouthpiece (or vice-versa) or a hollowed out log or something. Pierre Bastien built mechano instruments. I think the oboe is pretty unusual...

― James Annett (jlannett), Tuesday, 14 January 2003 17:30 (twenty-three years ago)

The Simeon, played by Simeon of the Silver Apples:

'The Simeon consists of nine audio oscillators and eighty-six manual controls, enabling Simeon to express his musical ideas. The lead and rhythm oscillators are played with the hands, elbows and knees and the bass oscillators are played with the feet.'

Also, I'm surprised no ones mentioned that thing John Spencer invented, you know the one that goes wooooo OOOOOOHHHHHH whhhuuuuuu

― Paula G., Tuesday, 14 January 2003 17:37 (twenty-three years ago)

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