Latex-glove bagpipes and more from Catalonia »

L’Atrapa-sons is a television program from the Tv3 network in Catalonia. Check em out..

Handmade dual-chamber bamboo flute from Avi »

Check out this spectacular dual-chamber flute made by Avi:

This flute, handmade from Chinese yellow bamboo, is based on traditional Native American style flutes but with an upwards pointing resonating chamber extension. This flute has two blow holes, five finger holes, two sound chambers, and two birds. This flute’s voice is paralyzing to say [...]

The Wyld Men - Musical Vegetable Theater »

The art of cooking and the art of music merge into a new realm of expression thanks to vegetable musicians like the Wyld Men and the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra! Vegetables are, no doubt, a great, edible gift from the earth. But to fully appreciate this gift, one must indulge in everything the vegetable [...]

Home-made PVC pipe aerophone »

Songs played:
“1979″ -Smashing Pumpkins
“Annie Waits” -Ben Folds
Donnie Darko theme song
This aerophone was built using PVC pipe and a maple frame. You’d be surprised how many instruments can be made out of PVC pipe: didgeridoos, organs, hydraulophones, potato launchers, etc.
Tyler (the instruments creator) wants to sell his PVC aerophone. I’m not sure if he [...]

Tree-listeners hear trees drinking »

Alex Metcalf’s “Tree Listening Installation“:

Taken directly from Alex’s website:
As you approach the installation you will see 9 sets of headphones suspended from the branches of a very large and impressive Sessile Oak tree, and a beautiful Chestnut Leaved Oak. From these headphones the public is given the opportunity to listen to the sound of the [...]

Tension guitar »

Another wonderful homemade instrument from Ranjit on vimeo. The pitch of the note is controlled by a solenoid motor which changes the tension of the wire as it is strummed by an automatic strummer. Check out Ranjit’s actual website at moonmilk.com