It’s tough work finding wood good enough to build a Strad. Really tough.
When in Phoenix, Arizona, the staff of Salon97 recommends a visit to the Musical Instrument Museum which calls itself, “The Greatest Museum You’ll Ever Hear.”
The “Beergan” is an organ that produces sound by blowing air over beer bottles. the tubes/bottles are “tuned” by filling them with mineral oil.
Best to not play drunk. But perhaps a bit tipsy?
We would imagine our morning iced latte tasting a bit, eh, reedier, in this music mug with a saxophone handle.
For only $4750, you too can have a bookcase made from the body of a baby grand piano!
Is your practicing starting to bug the neighbors? Tell them an infestation of these would be a whole lot worse!
[Instrument-insect mashup by Scandinavian DesignLab for Copenhagen clothing shop PARISTEXAS.]
And while we’re at it, the world’s smallest violin, made by Eric Meissner of Seattle. Meissner wanted to make a tiny instrument for a friend whom had just had a baby. His creation is a little under 2 inches long (about the length of your middle finger) and is in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Bad Music Joke of the Day: “Harps”
Q: Why are harps like elderly parents?
A: Both are unforgiving and hard to get into and out of cars.
(Source: mit.edu)
