Archive for the Instrumentatia Category
- Women Who Play Cello … - December 7th, 2006
- Sometimes, Price Isn’t Everything - November 28th, 2006
- Bajo Sexto - September 6th, 2006
- Tenor Guitar? - September 2nd, 2006
- Oceanharp - August 31st, 2006
- Whatsa Bul Bul? - August 18th, 2005
- What Do You Get When You Cross … - July 19th, 2005
… should not wear skirts. They tend to look like they’re giving birth to a Spruce tree!
And, while we’re at it, if they want a large, vibrating piece of wood between their legs, there are plenty of other, more pleasurable ways I can think of to get it there.
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For those of you who’ve been following along, I’ve been taking guitar lessons. And, considering my less than stellar practicing schedule, I’m fairly pleased with my progress — I used to joke that I knew four chords, but couldn’t tell you what they were. Now, I’ve got a whole slew of chords under my fingers. [...]
Yeah, it’s another guitar-looking thing. But, this one’s pretty bizzarre. It’s a 12-string bass guitar. Leave it to those crazy Mexicans (Mexicanos locos)! More info…
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I’ve heard of all kinds of guitars — bass, electric, steel-string, nylon-string, cigar box — you name it! But, I’d never heard of a tenor guitar. Interestingly, it’s only a 4-string instrument. Standard tunings are CGDA or DGBE, or for Irish tuning, use GDAE. A standard six-string guitar is tuned EADGBE (more guitar tunings here). [...]
In case you forgot, I’ve got this little category about strange musical instruments. This is one of them.
This thing is called an Oceanharp, and it’s an acoustical friction instrument that sounds like a synthesizer. Filled with water it produces a magical sound reminiscent of whales.
Find out more, or buy one, here.
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A dulcimer-like instrument with 27 typewriter keys! Also called a Benjo. These instruments come from Pakistan and India. They have 4 melody strings, 2 drone strings and sound great. Played by strumming like a dulcimer and pushing the typewriter keys down to fret the notes. Fully chromatic. Total length is 29 inches. A fun instrument!
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… a trumpet with a violin?
Well, you get a trumpet violin, of course!
The bell is a trumpet bell fitted to a violin neck with a small resonator cone. Instruments like this were used in classical acoustical recordings early in the 20th century. The on pictured is handmade in Rumania. The thing sounds like a cross [...]
