Original, Custom, or Interesting instruments
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Original, Custom, or Interesting instruments
Thought about this on the octet, nonet, tentet thread.
Over time an instrument was developed specifically for Art Farmer....a hybrid combo of sorts of trumpet & flugelhorn, the flumpet
Roland Kirk was King of the unusual.
Curious to see that we collectively come up with here.
Over time an instrument was developed specifically for Art Farmer....a hybrid combo of sorts of trumpet & flugelhorn, the flumpet
Roland Kirk was King of the unusual.
Curious to see that we collectively come up with here.
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Scott Dolan wrote:Or how about custom instruments?
That red w/gold inlay horn Miles played towards the end of his career was a fantastic piece of art, IMO.
I know he gave one to Wallace Roney, but there is also one in the St. Louis History Museum. I have to admit, it was kind of a thrill to see it in person. They display it as sent. Fingerprints and all.
Pretty cool.
Is this it?
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Charles Lloyd (with Billy Higgins) playing taragato.
This may be from the performance they did at Yoshi's which I had the good fortune to attend. Have a copy of Higgins playing that drum in my home from the photographer.
This may be from the performance they did at Yoshi's which I had the good fortune to attend. Have a copy of Higgins playing that drum in my home from the photographer.
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There was some kind of double saxophone invented a few years ago... Here it is, the aulochrome. Fabrizio Cassol of the Belgian band Aka Moon played a commissioned piece with, Lovano started playing it, and it was going to be a big revolution. Now, if you already know about it, you can hunt for it on YouTube, but it hasn't made much of a splash otherwise.
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My friends father, knowing I played music, would always ask me if I played the Swinette, which, he explained, was 3 pig's hairs pulled tightly over the pig's ass.
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steve(thelil) wrote:My friends father, knowing I played music, would always ask me if I played the Swinette, which, he explained, was 3 pig's hairs pulled tightly over the pig's ass.
My father, R.I.P., after any mention of someone playing an instrument, would say, "When I was a child, I played on the linoleum."
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I like the Shewhorn!
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Scott Dolan wrote:Or how about custom instruments?
That red w/gold inlay horn Miles played towards the end of his career was a fantastic piece of art, IMO.
I know he gave one to Wallace Roney, but there is also one in the St. Louis History Museum. I have to admit, it was kind of a thrill to see it in person. They display it as sent. Fingerprints and all.
Pretty cool.
Miles was playing that very horn when I saw him in New Haven a couple of years before he died. If I remember correctly he also played a blue horn which looked similar to the red one. He used a Harmon mute on both of them and they were miked.
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peterdubya wrote:I like the Shewhorn!
I've never seen or heard of that one....w-a-a-a-a-y cool!
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Seeing and hearing is believing! Steve Turre is magical with these unique instruments.
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http://500px.com/rpthorne
http://500px.com/rpthorne
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508 alphorns are interesting. that's the new world record!!
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the serpent is another interesting instrument. made of woods but classified as a brass instrument
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LOVED the detailed explanation of the craft involved & technical information in the 2nd video Uli
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forgot about this guy...
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Here are some REALLY unusual guitars.
http://www.teuffel.com/english/guitars/guitars.htm
http://www.teuffel.com/english/guitars/guitars.htm
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Saxophonist Eddie Harris constantly pushed the limits, and was responsible for several innovations and inventions including the reed trumpet. He worked out a system of utilizing a saxophone mouthpiece in a trumpet. This was one of many such innovations.
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Pat Metheny with his custom 42 string guitar
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