We ’ve show you many strange and dissimilar musical cat’s-paw , but there are always more to be find . Here are some that you wo n’t find in your average eminent school orchestra , unless you want to introduce them to the family yourself !
1. Hydraulophone
Ahydraulophoneis an electronic organ power by water . When a hydraulophone is not being played , it is a water fount . The medicine start when you cover one or more of the water jets , which hale the water through a graduate tobacco pipe . Many such fountains are part of civic fountain installation . show here is theTeluscape , a hydraulophone at the Ontario Science Center . discover medicine played on the Teluscape ’s water Hammond organ inthis video . Image by Flickr usersousveiller .
2. Cajón
Originally develop by African hard worker in Peru , thecajónis a wooden corner used as a rhythm section instrument . One side of the box has a sound hole , and another side is made of thinner wood ( usually plyboard ) . The cajón is slapped on the slight surface , but other sounds can be made by striking other share of the box . you could have a cajóncustom builtor you canbuild your own . Hear a presentation of this instrumentat YouTube . Image by Wikipedia userGluckstadt .
3. Lur
The woodenluris a Viking wind instrument from the Middle Ages that was used like a trumpet to go warfare shout . Made ofwood and bark , it resemble a vuvuzela somewhat . you could hear the modern lur playedhere , and see a performance in the last minute ofanother television .
4. Friction Harp
A detrition harp is a harp play not by plucking , but by rubbing ( with rosined gloves ) . The friction mouth organ shown here was ramp up by John Deagan in the 1920s . It use vacuous pipes .
Tom Kaufmanbuilt his own friction harmonica of solid aluminium rods . As you see , Kaufman ’s instrumental role is played horizontally . Hear it in performance video at his website .
5. Branching Corrugahorn
Thebranching corrugahornis an experimental official document made from pliant corrugated pipe , the kind you might find in the pulmonary care ward of a infirmary or in a mechanic ’s store . These tubes are utilitarian because they can be stretched and bent without break . As a melodic cat’s-paw , they produce phone as aura rush over the internal corrugation . The branches of the instrument are unlike lengths to produce different whole tone . The branching carrugahorn was develop byBart Hopkin ; you could hear him play onehere .
6. Nyckelharpa
Thenyckelharpais a Swedish instrument with 16 strings and 37 keys . The keys slideunderthe strings to dampen or fuss them by reachingupto the string ; the string are played with a prow . The earliest grounds of a nyckelharpa is an image date stamp back to1350 C.E.and the oldest existing instrument was work up in 1526 C.E. Pictured is nyckelharpa participant Bronwyn Bird .
7. Zeusaphone
AZeusaphoneis what you get when you make euphony withTesla coils , although some call this instrument a Thoremin . Both are punning made by applying mythical gods ' name to earlier instruments ( Sousaphone and theremin ) . The term Zeusaphone is trademark by a troupe that sell and rent tattle Tesla coils , but no longer maintain a site . The well - live Tesla roll band isArcAttack . They use two homemade Tesla coils to send arcs up to twelve feet long between them , and late they even include humans wearing Faraday suit in the spiral ' performances . pick up a variety of tunes at the isthmus ’s website .
8. Pyrophone
The wordpyrophoneliterally means " fire audio . " The instrument is a series of pipes like an Hammond organ or steam organ , but the sound is made by applying burning to the pipe , usually with propane or gasolene . The pyrophone is , essentially , the dangerous opposite of the hydraulophone . Early pyrophones of the 18th and 19th centuries resemble pipe Hammond organ , although they worked like steam calliopes powered by internal burning generators . Modern pyrophones are more likely to be homemade experiments in explosion technology , as you could see inthis videoperformance . Nathan Stodoladesigned the pyrophone project here , which he diagnose theThermoacoustic Organ , or Fire Organ . The heat is provided by propane , and the pipes are cool off withliquid nitrogen . The cooling allows the pipes to be played and then replay sooner than other pyrophones . follow Stodola ’s Fire Organ in action inthis video .
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