Exotic or unusual instruments

I've noticed that a lot of people on here play the guitar. Does anyone play anything a little more unusual? Any sitarists or didgeridoo players, for example?

I play mandolin, which I suppose isn't so unusual to someone from the US where country and bluegrass music are so widespread. But for some reason, almost nobody in England seems to know what a mandolin is; most people think it's a small guitar or a ukulele.

 

Jew's harp.

 

Me too, on occasion. And the spoons.

 

I also have a stained glass xylophone, sound is awesome. And a pedal steel guitar.

 

Do Kontakt instruments count? I collect weird Kontakt instruments and lessuh me tells ya sumtin.

 

I have a deer hide drum.

 

I play a clay Ocarina. Not really 'exotic' so much, but rare enough that it's impossible to find music to play that doesn't come from Zelda... Basically I have to find MIDI files and extract the music notation, modify it to fit the range of my instrument, and create tabs for myself. Mostly I play Irish and Celtic stuff...

 

I would LOVE to have a theremin. I have messed around with one a couple of times, but am not a owner (yet).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSzTPGlNa5U"]Theremin - Clara Rockmore play "The Swan" (Saint-Saëns) - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW0B1sipLBI"]Gnarls Barkley Crazy Theremin Jam - YouTube

 

I used to play the six chord electric organ. It was pretty cool and easy to learn.

I also really want a tanpura. They're easy to use; they can be played alone or used as background sound for sitarists.

 

I know a girl that plays the skin flute like crazy,....she wore a pearl necklace...

I know, I know....wrong thread.....

 

gamelan instruments

 

I'm currently carving a "Cornetto Muto"( Italian) also known as a "Zink" (german) In constructing the instrument the wood is split then the tapered bore is carved and the halves are glued back together.
Here's three different cornetti



A narrow conical bored woodwind played with the lips like a trumpet, this instrument was the star of 14th-17th century baroque music, virtuoso performers earning higher pay than any other musician.

(not a great pic here) I've nearly finished carving the bore halves, soon I'll join them and begin planing down the outside. Even though mine is a straight Cornett, it will be octagonal when finished with 6 finger holes and a thumbhole on the back.


I'll let you know if I can play it when I'm done. They are said to be the most difficult wind instrument, much harder to play than even piccolo trumpet.

 

About how long is that going to be, Wolf?

 

It'll be approx 660mm (about 26 inches) including the mouthpiece. The lowest note should sound a3.

 

A friend of mine had a cd and where it lists the instrements one of them listed was an empty dorito's bag. Now im not a good musician but I know I could...and have pulled that off

 

Sounds cheesy...:tongue:

 

Cool. I was guessing about that long from looking at it in comparison to your tools.

 

I dont know, if it was ranch it could have been cool

 

^^^:smilielol5:

I was gonna say if it was taco flavor, it musta been salsa music! :sombrero:

Frito-lay should be paying us for all this quality copy...

 

Learning the Bandura, also play the Didgeridoo, also picked up this instrument the other day called a "Zither, or Ukelin" for $10!



You bow the top strings, and pluck the bottom ones to make chords.

Very cool little instrument.