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#musicalinstrument

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Cassana 🍻

Recently I had the unexpected opportunity to explore these uncommon instruments, which look like a mad scientist got creative with metal and glass, right? Oh, and water is an essential ingredient too. These are known by various names, most notably l'orgue de verre (glass/crystal organ), cristal (Baschet), and (modern) euphone. Two of them dwelt in my living room for 36+ hours; one a 10-note, thee other a 24-note model. 1/9
#Music #Musicology #ExperimentalMusic #MusicalInstrument #Instrument

A 10-note cristal on a floor-stand; approx. 65cm (25.6in) wide, 70cm (27.6in) deep, and 150cm (59in) tall (incl. stand). Part 1: At the front, and protruding towards the player, there's a row of horizontal glass rods (the keyboard), each one is 30cm (11.8in) in length and around 1cm (0.4in) in diameter. Behind the keyboard is a row of upright pairs of threaded rods, one in front, the other behind (this one slightly thicker than the front-rod), and all are set into a thick base plate (the collector). These threaded rods are the main notes (the resonators) that are activated by the friction applied to the corresponding glass rod, which is connected to the front-most of the tuned pair via a copper socket. When a vibration is produced on the front-rod, this spreads to the back-rod via the collector, but also via aluminium bars (the tuning mechanism) connecting each pair at the top. The tuned rods decrease in height from left to right.
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A 24-note cristal on a floor-stand; approx. 150cm (59in) in both width and height (incl. stand), and 80cm (31.5in) deep. Part 2: Attached to the back of the collector via mounting brackets are the diffusers; large flame/leaf-shaped steel plates (pointed at top and bottom) facing away from the player. On the 10-note, there's a centrally-mounted dual diffuser; a plastic cone diffuser within the steel plate one. On the 24-note, there are two single plates next to each other, with the one on the left being slightly larger than the one on the right. These diffusers behave like speakers. The diffusers are the bulkiest part of the instrument, and roughly double the width and depth of the entire thing; the 10-note's keyboard is about 31cm (12in) wide, that of the 24-note 76cm (30in). The most notable feature of the floor-stand is a central rod underneath the keyboard, to which a water bowl is mounted; hopefully with enough water in it to manage the whole piece/perforrmance/session.
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Stefan Bohacek

Interesting new instrument.

"The Demon Box amplifies ambient electromagnetic interference, letting you explore nature’s chaos and uncover hidden musical potential. It transforms noise into the seeds of new sonic possibilities."

youtube.com/watch?v=TanECYXpF1

Kickstarter: kickstarter.com/projects/etern

YouTubeA Hidden World Awaits – Eternal Research – Demon Box – Teaser Demonstration Video – Spring 2024By Eternal Research
#music#MusicalInstrument#kickstarter
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Ms. Que Banh

The #koto is a traditional #MusicalInstrument embedded in #Japanese culture, with a long history of #healing — an energy Takako Haggarty is harnessing for good.

The #musician teaches #children with #VisionImpairments and #disabilities how to play the instrument, helping students gain #MobilitySkills and improve #EmotionalRegulation.

She has volunteered at a #Brisbane special school, and aims to create a warm and welcoming space through the ancient sound.

amp.abc.net.au/article/1040323

ABC News · Ancient Asian musical instrument helps empower children with disabilitiesBy ABC News
#KidsWithDisabilities#GoodNews#MusicTeachers
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Cassana

Apparently it's "Uncommon #MusicalInstrument awareness day", so I'll throw in a #cithara. Now, you may be thinking: "Hey, those were pretty common back in #antiquity, and used by the rock stars of the #AncientGreek and #Roman musical worlds."
Well, yes. But… This is an experimental #reconstruction based on the mysterious and wonderful Baratti silver amphora (4th century AD), which features 132 oval medallions (BTW, mysterious, because nobody can figure out how these were attached) depicting scenes of feasting and #music making, including Apollo holding the cithara. The #instrument has 7 strings, but rather unusually has the soundbox at the front; the strings run from the yoke, between the arms, into the soundbox, in which the bridge sits, before exiting via small holes where they are tied off. I've not seen any others like this (photos in next post).
Here's a sound clip of me playing the cithara.
What uncommon musical instruments dwell under your roof?

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