Amazing Looking Instruments

[squelcht]

This odd musical instrument was invented by Benjamin Franklin in 1761. He once declared: “In all my inventions, this glass piano satisfied me a lot.” He had the idea to invent this instrument when he found that friction at the mouth of the glass bottle with water inside it could create some unusual musical sounds. Franklin then took advantage of this principle by inventing a glass bottle that could be rotated by his legs while he used moist hands to “play” the bottles, creating unique musical sounds. It is alleged that Mozart liked this type of instrument so much that he specifically composed two songs for the glass piano.

Thats fkn awesome. Benjamin is da MAN

[McQ714]

that's weird.. i was just watching a show on the history channel about him last night. he was quite the womanizer.

[steko]

This odd musical instrument was invented by Benjamin Franklin in 1761. He once declared: “In all my inventions, this glass piano satisfied me a lot.” He had the idea to invent this instrument when he found that friction at the mouth of the glass bottle with water inside it could create some unusual musical sounds. Franklin then took advantage of this principle by inventing a glass bottle that could be rotated by his legs while he used moist hands to “play” the bottles, creating unique musical sounds. It is alleged that Mozart liked this type of instrument so much that he specifically composed two songs for the glass piano.

i wonder what kinda sound comes outa such a thing

http://www.glassarmonica.com/video.php - http://www.thomasbloch.net/en_glassharmonica.html - http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=theondes#g/u

Even better: Cristal Baschet http://www.thomasbloch.net/en_cristal-baschet.html - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARt4iKdRPxA&fmt=18 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smMfqKjxNJc&fmt=18

Cliff Martinez uses it (Solaris!)

[Salty P]

It's all about the Benjamin!

[Bleep Blop Ima Robot]

ooOOOOooo how funky

[oblique strategies]

i wonder what kinda sound comes outa such a thing

http://www.glassarmonica.com/video.php - http://www.thomasbloch.net/en_glassharmonica.html - http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=theondes#g/u

Even better: Cristal Baschet http://www.thomasbloch.net/en_cristal-baschet.html - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARt4iKdRPxA&fmt=18 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smMfqKjxNJc&fmt=18

Cliff Martinez uses it (Solaris!)

The Glassharmonica lives!

The Solaris soundtrack is wonderful. I had no idea that Cliff Martinez used such unique instruments (or that he was once a member of The Weirdos!)

[steko]

http://oddstruments.com/