By tyler on Sep 25, 2008 in Contemporary, Electronic/Digital, Experimental, Glass, H2O Instruments, Homemade/DIY, Inventions, Lamellophones, Strange Combinations, Stringed Instruments, Wood | 0 Comments
Congratulations to Walter Kitundu who is 1 of 24 people to be awarded a $500,000 grant by the MacArthur Foundation. His work in experimental instruments is truly incredible. Walter is a 35 year-old bird photographer, teacher, and oddstrument maker. He is the creator of the phonoharp (a hybrid turntable harp) pictured below.
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By tyler on Sep 6, 2008 in Lamellophones, Recordings | 1 Comment
Happy Saturday, thanks for reading.
By tyler on Aug 19, 2008 in Lamellophones, Metal, Recordings | 1 Comment
A beautiful rendition of the song “Carol of the Bells,” played on array mbira (which, like all fixed-at-one-end tongue instruments, is classified as a lamellophone).
By tyler on Jul 31, 2008 in Homemade/DIY, Inventions, Lamellophones, Metal | 0 Comments
This is a wild reinvention of the classic thumb piano (kalimba). By turning a spool, the user can change the lengths of the reeds while they are vibrating. The design is such that almost any thin strip of metal can be inserted into the instrument (last half of video).
From Jamoflage on youtube:
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