BillF Posted January 21, 2014 Report Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jan/21/10-strangest-musical-instruments http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B0hGyKV9qs Edited January 21, 2014 by BillF Quote
Cyril Posted January 21, 2014 Report Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) What about this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWbj7FYEi3M Edited January 21, 2014 by Cyril Quote
sidewinder Posted January 21, 2014 Report Posted January 21, 2014 9 The Gastown Steam Clock Caught a gig by that one - f*rted away to itself.. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 21, 2014 Report Posted January 21, 2014 None of them is stranger than the drum machine. Quote
Cyril Posted January 21, 2014 Report Posted January 21, 2014 No, nothing is stranger than... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CywghE1pk5Y&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PL2HlhkxfQNaYd8pW3GkR3EizD-0Vf0V_X Quote
Leeway Posted January 21, 2014 Report Posted January 21, 2014 It's not strange if it works to its intended purpose, i.e., results not means. Anyway, a lot of instruments we take for granted look strange to people in other cultures who have not used them. And vice versa. Quote
ejp626 Posted January 21, 2014 Report Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) How about some of the instruments that P.D.Q. Bach featured in his various compositions?I'm thinking mostly of the tromboon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tromboon#Tromboon), but there were others just as ill-advised.Re: #10 on this list, I really don't think I want vegetable soup made from the vegetables that musicians have been beating and presumably blowing on and/or through... Edited January 21, 2014 by ejp626 Quote
xybert Posted January 21, 2014 Report Posted January 21, 2014 If you think about it too much the whole concept of musical instruments in general becomes pretty strange. Quote
erwbol Posted February 24, 2014 Report Posted February 24, 2014 This Centuries-Old Musical Instrument Sounds Exactly Like Super Mario Quote
JSngry Posted February 24, 2014 Report Posted February 24, 2014 This Centuries-Old Musical Instrument Sounds Exactly Like Super Mario whoa.... Quote
Cyril Posted March 1, 2014 Report Posted March 1, 2014 Alan 'Gunga' Purves plays the bones... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2k_fJVWFGk Quote
BillF Posted March 1, 2014 Author Report Posted March 1, 2014 Playing the spoons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtOl3HGjU3k Quote
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