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10 unusual musical instruments that sound amazingly good

Many genres of music, like all things in the world, develop rapidly, and musical instruments with it. While some musicians remain faithful to traditional instruments, others experiment and search for a new sound with somewhat less conventional instruments.

We have probably already seen some of the unusual musical instruments during our travels in the hands of street artists who charmed us with their interesting sounds. One of such instruments is, for example Hang drums a drum whose sound can be heard in the attached video clip.


It also expresses exceptional creativity washboard, which as the name suggests, consists of a washer, which adds a very interesting sound to the instrument.

It is also an interesting instrument Guitar machine, designed by Eric Royer in 1994. This instrument allows you to play with your feet while playing another instrument with your hands.

It also produces a guitar-like sound Gravikord, which he himself appreciates Metropolitan Museum of Art.

It also creates an incredibly magical sound Array Mbira, an instrument that is essentially a reshaped African musical instrument Mbira. This instrument has already been used by musicians such as Sting, Imogen Heap and Zakir Hussain.

A wonderful sound is also conjured by glass glasses of different sizes of musical instruments Glass Harmonica. Here is an example of audio in a recording where a song from the movie Harry Potter is played.

Gameleste is a mesmerizing instrument designed especially for Icelandic musician Bjork, for her 2011 album, Biophilia.

Hydraulophone is a musical instrument that creates sound with the help of water, with which the musician blocks the flow with his fingers so that he gets different distinct tones.

The next instrument is Zeusaphone, which is also known around the world by names Thoramine and Singing Tesla Coil. It is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating instruments in the world.

Singing Ringing Tree is a musical instrument that could already be considered a work of art, as it creates an incredible surreal sound with the help of wind blowing through many pipes of various sizes.

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