Comments on: On Music: 5 Peculiar Instruments

By: shanna green

shanna green — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:56:17 +0000

i like the glockenspiel myself

By: firstofnormalin

firstofnormalin — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:24:03 +0000

The Bull Roarer. Supposedly an American Indian instrument, a thin slab of wood whirled on a string (How coincidental–the recaptcha word is “amerinds”)

Cage used one or several sine wave generators in various ways; for example, he’d offset the frequencies slightly and have the audience walk around the performing area and listen to the audio interference patterns.

Then there were the Budwiser frogs…

By: Bert

Bert — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:01:00 +0000

The strangest instrument I’ve seen is played by an artist called That 1 Guy – its some kind of electronic, stringed, percussion/wind instrument that he built himself. It’s called the Magic Pipe. He also plays the Magic Boot and Magic Saw.

You also have to give props to a guy who has albums named “Songs in the Key of Beotch” and “The Moon is Disgusting, It’s Made of Cheese”.

By: Leslie Erentreich

Leslie Erentreich — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:33:00 +0000

The Didgeridoo sounds just like Mongolian throat singing…

By: Mary Frances

Mary Frances — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:14:00 +0000

My favorite (now disbanded) group were hometown heroes Big Blow and the Bushwackers. They played all sorts of instruments, including the didg, saw, cap guns and a few of their own creation. The Flopophone was different lengths and diameters of pvc pipe smacked on the open top end with a flipflop.

By: dirkalan

dirkalan — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:53:00 +0000

i like the singing bowls they sound very ethereal. also the morinn khurr (horsehead cello) only two strings played with a bow. from mongolia (tuva). the band yat-kha uses one. the sweetest sounds i have ever heard are produced by that instrument. yoyo ma plays it also. treat your ears.

By: Bucky Moran

Bucky Moran — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:52:06 +0000

The Shakuhachi, of course! The amazing vertical bamboo flute from Japan that costs alot more than you would ever believe a bamboo flute could cost! It’s also the great flute ever developed.
http://www.shakuhachiforum.com

By: Col

Col — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:40:26 +0000

Circular breathing isn’t hard. It just requires practice. I’ve found it’s only difficult if one thinks about it too much. I made didge’s out of PVC for supplemental income in college. I decorated them to look like wood, and included a beeswax-dipped mouthpiece. I knew a “didge master” who pronounced them all “brilliant!”.

By: Lissa

Lissa — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:39:16 +0000

I used to play the gamelan back in my high schhool for music class. It’s actually quite fun to play. The bonang comes with other instruments such as gongs and drums to form an ensemble.

By: ir_kr

ir_kr — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:01:15 +0000

i have a didgeridoo. circular breathing is hard. it’s just decorative now.