There are many instruments that exist in this world that can make a cool tones in our ear. They are usually found in music stores or on certain platforms. In one band, we know guitar, bass, drums. Another genre has use a flute or a saxophone. Ska band also use trumpet, trombone. Jazz band wearing accordion, also piano.
In many country, we also know many of their typical local musical instruments that may be popular. The most popular is sitar from India. There's also balalaika, stringed instruments from Russia, and many more.
Talk about musical instrument, there's many strange musical instruments that you may have never seen in a lifetime. You want to know what the instrument is ? Here's the 10 strange musical instruments in the world
1. Wheelharp
There such a creepy sound. That creepy sound is came from string friction when the keys are played simultaneously with the stepped pedal that makes the sound longer, it sounds like horror movie soundtrack. this instrument has bowed strings that can be controlled via keyboard and foot controller. Thus, the musicians can play 61 string in this wheelharp while controlling it by moving a foot pedal underneath. Wheelharp is created by Mitchell Manger and Jon Jones. This instrument first introduced in 2013 at NAMM show in Anaheim, California.
2. Stylophone
If you look at this shape is like a mini keyboard that is played by using stylus, small pen commonly used to created photoshop design on the computer. This instrument was made by Bryan Jarvis in 1967. Stylophone has 3 variants : standard, bass, and treble. A modern stylophone has been created in 2007. In modern stylophone the oscillator that produces sound on this instrument has been replaced with a 555 chip. The modern stylophone also has a socket to connect MP3 player or other music player. So you can play the song while playing stylophone to accompany it. The buzzing effect that produced by stylophone is perfect for enriching techno music.
3. Glass Armonica
Glass armonica or also known as glass harmonica is a musical instruments that made by Benjamin Franklin in 1700's. Glass armonica is a rotary instrument made of glass bowls and played with fingertip. Glass armonica is made from 37 glasses with bowls of different size. The glasses are threaded on a iron spindle that can be rotated with the foot pedal, like a spinning wheel. The touch of a fingertip on the edge of water-smeared glass and lime will produce a beautiful sound. The glass bowl is colored as a tone, purple for B and orange for D. Bjork, Robyn Hitchcock, and Korn once performed with this unique musical instrument.
4. The Chapman Stick
Created by Emmet Chapman in 1970's, the chapman stick is a stringed instrument that is almost like a guitar. The chapman stick usually have ten or tweve strings and has been used on music recording to play melody lines, chord, and bass lines.In other word, you can pay bass and guitar in one instrument. The chapman stick is look like a electric guitar with wide fretboard, but with 8, 10, or 12 strings. It is usually played by tapping or fretting the strings, rather than plucking them.
5.Gittler Guitar
Gittler guitar is an experimental designed guitar created by Allan Gittler. In January 2007, this guitar showed in Winter NAMM show in Anaheim, California. This guitar has an electronic built-in system and is made of titanium material. Since then until now has made many changes to perfect the design of this guitar. This instrument is made of pure 6AL-4V grade 23 material, similar titanium material used for aircraft, has a length of 77cm and width of 7,6cm, overall weight is only 1.4kg. Such a very light guitar.
This is 10 strange musical instrument that you may have never seen in a lifetime [part 1].
