Unusual and strange musical instruments

December 31, 2021 1:59 PM

Unusual and strange musical instruments, part 2, part 3 (all YT).
posted by rjs (10 comments total)

The tuned Tesla coils remind me of this!
posted by evilDoug at 2:25 PM on December 31, 2021

Darn, they missed mine.
posted by MrVisible at 2:31 PM on December 31, 2021 [4 favorites]

If you find the nyckelharpa (featured in part 1) intriguing, and you haven't heard them, check out Väsen.

Tiny Desk Concert

Väsen with Mike Marshal and Darol Anger:

Yew Piney Mountain

Pen Knife Killer
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 2:35 PM on December 31, 2021 [4 favorites]

Nyckelharpa was a feature on Milla Jovovich's music debut. I recall thinking "hey lookit dat thing!"
posted by ovvl at 3:59 PM on December 31, 2021

...and then they brought out the nyckelharpa!
[rimshot]
posted by Greg_Ace at 4:03 PM on December 31, 2021

I owned a khene once. Found it in one of those shops that sells incense and wind chimes, back in the late 80s. Didn't know what it was called or where it was from. Mine would only make a noise like a lonely owl.
posted by pipeski at 4:20 PM on December 31, 2021 [1 favorite]

I saw a busker in Singapore with an instrument I had never seen before; miniature pipe organ meets bassoon was what popped into my mind when I saw it. I was curious enough to look for information on the internet. It was a sheng (seen in the second vid starting at the 1:39).

I love the mix I see in the videos. So many ways to make musical sounds!
posted by coppertop at 4:54 PM on December 31, 2021

Metafilter: like a lonely owl
posted by Foosnark at 6:04 PM on December 31, 2021

It's missing the udderbot!
posted by vernondalhart at 1:53 AM on January 1, 2022 [1 favorite]

thoramin? i see what you did there.
posted by Clowder of bats at 4:49 AM on January 3, 2022