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Archae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:01 PM Original message |
What obscure musical instrument do you like hearing? |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. Bass flute. Celeste. Didgeradoo. Marimba. |
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Archae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I agree. |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-24-07 07:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
100. I taught myself how to play a didgeradoo. |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. Oboe |
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I Have A Dream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 07:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
26. I love the oboe. Oboe music really touches my soul. |
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Metta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 09:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
43. Ever hear Albinoni's Oboe Concertos? |
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volstork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-24-07 09:29 PM Response to Reply #43 |
102. Thank you! |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 02:35 AM Response to Reply #2 |
54. I love Oboes!! |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
4. One of the two CDs I bought when I bought my first CD Player was Glass Armonica pieces |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. Throat singing |
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Archae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Unusual, and sounds good! |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. I saw some throat-singers at a small fair in a little PA. burg. They were amazing. |
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Metta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 09:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
44. Ever see the movie Genghis Blues? It's a winner. |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 03:11 PM Response to Reply #44 |
68. Tibetan monks use a similar technique for chanting.... |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 12:05 AM Response to Reply #5 |
88. Here is a great CD |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
6. Stars |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
8. the saw |
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Archae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Lots of people used to play the saw... |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
9. Mayan flute |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
10. Marimba (Loved me some Julius Wechter). |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
13. Bicycle wheels, vacuum cleaners, newspapers and refrigerators |
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Danmel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
14. The Rauschfife! |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
15. The Hurdy-Gurdy. Devilishly hard to play and keep in tune. |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:23 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. I was gonna say that too. Arcade Fire make use of it on their new album, which is neat. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. I'll go buy the CD. I've heard the name of the band before, but never knew |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:45 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. A few clips if you want to check them out... |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 07:23 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I like. I like a lot. Thank you. |
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MysticalChicken (832 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 07:41 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Arcade Fire is my favorite band... |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 08:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
32. I can't believe you said that! I love that instrument. |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
16. Zither |
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Theduckno2 (905 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 01:21 AM Response to Reply #16 |
91. I knew it from the movie "The Third Man". |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
17. Dulcimer |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 07:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
75. hammered or lap? |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 09:11 PM Response to Reply #75 |
80. Hammer n/t |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
18. The oud |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
19. Dulcimer |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
21. Chain saws, and Volkswagons Golfs |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
23. Mellotron. |
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RedXIII (749 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
28. ,,,The Lute |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-24-07 07:12 PM Response to Reply #28 |
99. You like Blackmore's Night? |
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anarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
29. calliope |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
30. Pipe organ with 31-tone equal temperament |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-24-07 06:53 PM Response to Reply #30 |
96. Very cool. 19 and 53 tones have also been suggested, don't know ... |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
31. Tsugaru shamisen--think Japanese dueling banjos |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
33. I'll vote for the didgeradoo as well, especially if it's older Kate Bush music |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 11:13 PM Response to Reply #33 |
47. She's also incorporated uillean pipes, Tibetan prayer bowls, etc. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
34. I'm partial to a recorder, then sitar.... |
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greendog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
35. Big Joe's 9 string guitar |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
36. Bagpipes |
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Bjornsdotter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:13 AM Response to Reply #36 |
52. I love bagpipes |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
37. I've got a CD of glass harmonica music. |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
38. Ukulele |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
39. The armpit |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
40. Hammer Dulcimer |
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dEMOK (833 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 04:06 AM Response to Reply #40 |
59. Yes! - When It's Played Well.. |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
41. Bowed psaltery... |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 07:56 PM Response to Reply #41 |
76. i used to play that! |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 10:35 PM Response to Reply #76 |
85. I first heard it in one of Maggie Sansone's recordings... |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 11:12 PM Response to Reply #85 |
86. not so much that anymore |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
42. Balalaika |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
45. Buddha Machine |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
46. I say dulcimer too |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
48. The theremin. |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
49. harpsichord |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 03:09 AM Response to Reply #49 |
56. When I was a teenager, |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
50. the foot |
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darkstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
51. sarod |
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cemaphonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 02:34 AM Response to Original message |
53. I like all those old nasal reed instruments |
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qdemn7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 02:38 AM Response to Original message |
55. Hang drum |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 03:42 AM Response to Original message |
57. North drum. |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 04:02 AM Response to Original message |
58. Nose flute |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 07:58 PM Response to Reply #58 |
77. is this a hawaiian nose flute? |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 09:30 PM Response to Reply #77 |
83. Yep!! Exactly!! eom |
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retread (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 04:58 AM Response to Original message |
60. Eugene Chadbourne and the electric rake. n/t |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 04:10 PM Response to Reply #60 |
72. Ahem, the OP said "obscure" |
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laylah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 05:59 AM Response to Original message |
61. autoharp. |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
62. Pan pipes. |
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trackfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
63. Vibrasnap |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
64. Harp guitar. |
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tonkatoy57 (443 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
65. The Bandoneon |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 03:13 PM Response to Reply #65 |
70. I was able to see Piazzolla on his last US tour. |
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tonkatoy57 (443 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 03:34 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. Zero Hour |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
66. The Butt-Trumpet... |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 02:54 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. The Synthaxe Drumitar. |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
69. hammered dulcimer n/t |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
73. Kangling |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
74. Saz |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
78. Redoba - Percussion wooden instrument |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
79. The Roland TR-808 |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 12:10 AM Response to Reply #79 |
89. In that case... |
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RushIsRot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
81. Mbira or Thumb Piano |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 10:00 PM Response to Reply #81 |
84. very evocative Shona music |
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RushIsRot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 11:37 PM Response to Reply #84 |
87. I have been researching mbira music on the Web. |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
82. The Siena Pianoforte |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
90. Zither |
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ContraBass Black (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
92. Tesla Coil |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 07:48 AM Response to Original message |
93. bonaphone. |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
94. Dord iseal |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-24-07 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
95. Serpent and cornett (zink). |
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nytemare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-24-07 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
97. Theremin! |
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ok_cpu (826 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-24-07 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
98. Ondes Martenot |
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tjwmason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-25-07 03:37 PM Response to Reply #98 |
105. Just what I was about to say |
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SocratesInSpirit (540 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-24-07 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
101. the ocarina |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-25-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #101 |
106. same here... ocarina |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-25-07 02:41 AM Response to Original message |
103. Here are my two |
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Omphaloskepsis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-25-07 02:49 AM Response to Original message |
104. Drums... |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-25-07 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
107. Hammond B3 with Leslie speakers |
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