A very interesting variation on Franklin's glass harmonica - the Cristal Baschet. The metal resonators make all the difference.
https://youtu.be/9RZg-AP3zM8
so beautiful.
@grapho @voltronic @corlin @zephtx Here's another amazing performance on the Cristal Baschet.
Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, first movement. https://youtu.be/WbIj40ZEF0s
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with an unexpected prog-rock twist!
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one of the fascinating things about this instrument is the very physics of it.
it sounds like a moog synthesizer. but in actuality, you need to actually touch the rods [which need to be made of actual crystal i guess] and your fingertips need to be moistened with actual water.
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Yes
But the most astonishing thing is the amplification, and the standing wave, interference, that gives that sound…
@corlin @grapho @voltronic @zephtx It's probably not a coincidence that the Moonlight Sonata was played close to a solid concrete wall to enhance the interference.
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I want to hear one of these in a cathedral.
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