Songs using unusual musical instruments

[bobcat]

Hotel California using a Guzheng

 

[RadishRose]

 

[dilettante]

"Sweet Dreams" on a hurdy-gurdy

 

[PeppermintPatty]

 

[Dustbunny]

This instrument is a Nyckelharpa. A Swedish fold instrument. Has amazing range.

I also posted a classical music piece with 2 Nyckelharpas in July. (if you care to listen)
Post # 295 on this page...
Classical Music

This one is by Eldvark on the Nyckelharpa - Instrumental, much softer cover of "Sons of Winter and Stars" by Wintersun

 

[MadMongoose66]

Ben Franklin has always been a hero of mine. He was a printer, (how I paid the bills as a younger man), first to contain electricity, invented bi-focal glasses, the lightening rod and the glass harmonica, signed the "Declaration of Independence"

He was also our first ambassador to France.

 

[VaughanJB]

Pretty much anything from Harry Partch. He made his own instruments, but perhaps even more radically, his own tunings.

 

[SeaBreeze]

 

[SeaBreeze]

 

[SeaBreeze]

 

[JBR]

Among the many instruments: electro-theramin and tack piano.

 

[SeaBreeze]

 

[SeaBreeze]

 

[SeaBreeze]

 

[SeaBreeze]

 

[SeaBreeze]

 

[officerripley]

 

[dilettante]

 

[Jackie23]

 

[Dustbunny]

Steve Vai's "Hydra" guitar may count as an unusual instrument.

 

[dilettante]

 

[bobcat]

Steve Vai's "Hydra" guitar may count as an unusual instrument.

Wow, that is out of the park wild and amazing. Just imagine if he mated with an octopus, and what his children would be capable of.

 

[bobcat]

Double WOW. If that doesn't make it into the Musical Instrument Hall of Fame, I'm just going to go jump off a cliff in protest. Incredible.