Obscure Instruments

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The world's only MIDI-controlled, propane-powered explosion organ! (archive.org)
submitted 1 day ago by SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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This was peak Internet back in the day.

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Orphika (youtu.be)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by can@sh.itjust.works to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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East Tennessee Blues - Old Time Harmonica with Harmoniphone (youtu.be)
submitted 2 weeks ago by can@sh.itjust.works to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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Introducing the Open Frets Guitar (youtu.be)
submitted 3 weeks ago by can@sh.itjust.works to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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Shovel and gravel, diddlybow (peertube.mesnumeriques.fr)
submitted 3 weeks ago by mindbleach@sh.itjust.works to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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Honorable mention to the improvised percussion.

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Flötenkreis (www.youtube.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by mindbleach@sh.itjust.works to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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Harmonitrees (www.youtube.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by mindbleach@sh.itjust.works to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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"I know a place where no cars go."

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Doohickey type music (www.youtube.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by mindbleach@sh.itjust.works to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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TIL about this 19-foot grand piano with the longest bass strings in the world – and it sounds huge (www.classicfm.com)
submitted 1 month ago by realitista@lemm.ee to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25237727

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The Great Stalacpipe Organ (a cave that you play) (youtu.be)
submitted 2 months ago by distantsounds@lemmy.world to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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Car as an instrument - OK GO Needing & Getting (youtu.be)
submitted 2 months ago by cyberic@discuss.tchncs.de to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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Here's one of my favorite music videos. I think this fits the theme of this community, but please remove if you don't agree.

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Billie Jean But Every Instrument Is A Spring Door Stopper (www.youtube.com)
submitted 2 months ago by mindbleach@sh.itjust.works to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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Sorry, had to (youtu.be)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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Einstürzende Neubauten - sheet metal, springs, assorted trash (www.youtube.com)
submitted 2 months ago by mindbleach@sh.itjust.works to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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TW: the song is about God committing suicide.

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Slipknot - Killpop - beating a keg with a baseball bat (www.youtube.com)
submitted 2 months ago by rikudou to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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Throughout the song they beat a beer keg with a baseball bat to deliver one specific sound that fits really nicely into the song.

You can start at ~1:20, the first beer keg is at ~1:30. Or listen to it whole, it's generally a great song.

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Car alarm as 4th instrument (youtu.be)
submitted 2 months ago by friend_of_satan@lemmy.world to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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Playing Music on a Steam Controller and a Graphing Calculator (youtube.com)
submitted 2 months ago by silverchase@sh.itjust.works to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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Fire Alarm Becomes 3rd Jazz Band Member (youtube.com)
submitted 2 months ago by silverchase@sh.itjust.works to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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Big Ideas (Don't Get Any), played on scanner, printer, hard drives, and ZX Spectrum (www.youtube.com)
submitted 2 months ago by mindbleach@sh.itjust.works to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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Skip to 1:10 if you don't speak binary.

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Duet for French Horn and chair (www.youtube.com)
submitted 2 months ago by silverchase@sh.itjust.works to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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"BARCODE-BOARDING in the barcode park" Skateboards with barcode scanners that read stripes on the ground and play sounds (www.youtube.com)
submitted 2 months ago by silverchase@sh.itjust.works to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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I tried my best to explain in the title

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The Commodordion (www.youtube.com)
submitted 2 months ago by silverchase@sh.itjust.works to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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Virtual Riot - death by amen (the Amen Break is the only instrument in the entire song) (www.youtube.com)
submitted 2 months ago by silverchase@sh.itjust.works to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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Sub-contrabass flute: only a handful exist (www.youtube.com)
submitted 2 months ago by silverchase@sh.itjust.works to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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e1m1 on a dot matrix printer (www.youtube.com)
submitted 2 months ago by silverchase@sh.itjust.works to c/obscureinstruments@sh.itjust.works
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