RSSCrazy glass armonica
This "glass armonica" a banned musical instrument apparently “causes insanity” - I'm not sure about that but it's gorgeous looking and sounding... (more about it at the Wikipedia too).
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
May 10, 2008 01:00 AM
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| Posted by: Brian on May 10, 2008 at 6:45 AM |
Featured prominently in an episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
| Posted by: Jamie on May 10, 2008 at 11:53 AM |
The old glass armonicas were made out of leaded crystal so the people who played them a lot would get lead poisoning. Thus, the craziness.
| Posted by: JTony on May 11, 2008 at 10:15 PM |
I guess if I read the Wikipedia link I'd know that, yes, it was invented by Ben Franklin.
| Posted by: Joel on May 14, 2008 at 12:12 PM |
We've seen Dean Shostak play this thing every holiday season for the past four or five years. It's truly a haunting and fascinating performance.
He's added other glass instruments over the years. He now plays a 100% glass violin on stage as well.
There was a rumor of a glass Cello. But I don't know how that's going.
| Posted by: on June 9, 2008 at 2:42 AM |
here a link to a virual glass armonica
http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/musician/virtualarmonica.html
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