Unusual Musical Instruments
In: 3. Everything
Glass Harmonica
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A glass harmonica is not a thing you blow into, it is a collection of large-bowled glasses similar to red wine glasses. A small amount of water is placed in each glass and the glass is played by stroking a finger around the rim. Different sized glasses produce different notes. The sound is very pure and ethereal.

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»Anvil
»Aulos
»Bodhrán
»Bombard
»Celeste
»Chalumeau
»Clavichord
»Corna di Caccia
»Cornett
»Crumhorn
»Didgeridoo (various spellings)
»Flageolet
»Glass Harmonica
»Hammer
»Hurdy Gurdy
»Jaw Harp
»Low Whistle
»Lute
»Lyre
»Mbira
»Oboe d'amore
»Ocarina
»Pan Pipes
»Pipe and Tabor
»Prepared Piano
»Racket
»Saw
»Shakuhachi
»Tarogato
»Theremin
»Uilleann Pipes
»Viola d'Amore
»Zither
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