Cristal Baschet
We will today have a look at a Musical Instrument that needs to be wet – none other than the Cristal Baschet. It is a musical instrument developed by two brothers Bernard and Francois Baschet in 1952 and having French origin. Cristal Baschet is also known as Crystal Organ. Its range is mostly ...[Read More]
Koto
Koto is a Plucked String, Half-Tube Zither Musical Instrument of Japanese origin. It is the National Instrument of Japan. Having length of about 180 centimetres, it is normally made of Paulownia Wood. Most Kotos are made of 13 strings strung over movable bridges which are used for tuning the instrum...[Read More]
Theremin
Theremin is an Electronic Musical Instrument. It is invented by Leon Theremin, a Russian and Soviet inventor. Theremin is played without physical contact by the artist. The instrument Theremin has been used in many movie sound tracks and also used in concert music. It works on proximity sensors Ther...[Read More]
Carillon
Carillon is a pitched percussion instrument that is played with a keyboard, usually found in churches. It consists of several bells made of cast bronze fixed in suspension. These bells are tuned in chromatic order and can be sounded together harmoniously. All these bells are housed in bell towers. H...[Read More]
Hurdy-Gurdy
Hurdy-Gurdy is a musical instrument which not familiar to many of us. Here is a video on this unusual instrument, captured by Rob Scallon and explained by Jim Carrol. Hurdy-Gurdy is a medieval wheel instrument dating back to thousand years ago. The name literally means a String Instrument of the Whe...[Read More]
Pipe Organ
We are going to see one of the giant Pipe Organs in the world, an instrument having the size of a building. This is in the Presbyterian Church in Downtown Chicago and Mr. John Shearer talking about the Pipe Organ. The Pipe Organ is actually a wind instrument. The church is the supporting structure a...[Read More]