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> Instruments That Should Never Be Invented
contick87546
post Oct 3 2005, 05:14 PM
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a sopranino piccolo any more suggestions

this topic was inspired by *beth*s post on the unpopular instruments thread
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*Beth*
post Oct 3 2005, 05:16 PM
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an instrument higher pitched than a violin? don't know what you would call that though!
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neil.clarinet
post Oct 3 2005, 05:17 PM
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QUOTE(*Beth* @ Oct 3 2005, 06:16 PM)
an instrument higher pitched than a violin? don't know what you would call that though!
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I believe there is an example of this in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto 1 (or 2?). It apparently sounds a third higher than the violin.
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contick87546   Instruments That Should Never Be Invented   Oct 3 2005, 05:14 PM
*Beth*   an instrument higher pitched than a violin? don...   Oct 3 2005, 05:16 PM
neil.clarinet   I believe there is an example of this in Bach...   Oct 3 2005, 05:17 PM
GoneChopinBachSoon   I believe there is an example of this in Bach...   Oct 3 2005, 07:04 PM
jazzywench   a b****y racket....? :P   Oct 3 2005, 08:55 PM
*Beth*   wow, you learn something new everyday! a third...   Oct 3 2005, 05:21 PM
janexxx   I suppose it would be a violininininino At the ot...   Oct 3 2005, 05:33 PM
Tess   :lol: :lol: :lol:   Oct 3 2005, 08:44 PM
maggiemay   a serpent? or maybe a contra-bass-serpent   Oct 3 2005, 06:58 PM
singer15   bagpipes! if they even count as an instrument...   Oct 3 2005, 07:24 PM
elliewelly   A three-manual piano accordian! Three times t...   Oct 3 2005, 07:30 PM
L'espirit Manouche!   One where you press a button and it makes you a hi...   Oct 3 2005, 08:17 PM
Digby   A duet ocharina, very bizarre and restricting with...   Oct 3 2005, 08:45 PM
ChrisShelton   I think a treble french horn would be bad, with ye...   Oct 3 2005, 09:36 PM
oboebunny   The instrument that's pitched a third above a ...   Oct 3 2005, 09:40 PM
sarah-flute   I think piccolo simply means small doesn't it?...   Oct 3 2005, 09:43 PM
YetAnotherPianist   Yep, I've known someone who's surname was...   Oct 3 2005, 09:46 PM
Storini   Seriously, some loon invented a "reverse...   Oct 3 2005, 09:59 PM
Nocturne   Maybe to play left-handed ;)   Oct 3 2005, 10:32 PM
andante_in_c   Maybe to play left-handed ;) [snapback]157716 ...   Oct 4 2005, 08:19 AM
Nocturne   Really? Imagine being a teacher and you have to ...   Oct 4 2005, 08:35 AM
StuMac   I read about that - it was a concert pinaist who...   Oct 4 2005, 12:00 PM
pianist_1210   A electric harpsichord which can be attached to an...   Oct 4 2005, 08:06 AM
Amber   A piano with 15 octaves. You'd need a piano s...   Oct 4 2005, 11:41 AM
maggiemay   An organ with 20 manuals and two pedal-boards ...   Oct 4 2005, 11:51 AM
mrbouffant   I want one. I want one NOW!!!!...   Oct 4 2005, 11:55 AM
GoneChopinBachSoon   I want one. I want one NOW!!!!...   Oct 4 2005, 05:12 PM
Car Expert   I want one. I want one NOW!!!!...   Oct 4 2005, 08:25 PM
sarah-flute   :ph34r:   Oct 4 2005, 12:00 PM
Amber   Wow, Mr.B, look at the size of your organ ! ...   Oct 4 2005, 12:04 PM
janexxx   :o [/blush] :lol:   Oct 4 2005, 12:07 PM
sarah-flute   :lol: Another contender for the AB calender...?   Oct 4 2005, 12:09 PM
Amber   Definitely. I think one of this magnitude shoul...   Oct 4 2005, 12:36 PM
SirPrancealot   it needs terrific wind pressure. be careful on t...   Oct 4 2005, 12:14 PM
mrbouffant   Wise words! The biggest one I ever had the ple...   Oct 4 2005, 12:20 PM
SirPrancealot   :lol: :lol:   Oct 4 2005, 12:22 PM
sarah-flute   :blink: :unsure: ............... :lol:   Oct 4 2005, 12:21 PM
maggiemay   :ph34r: what have I started !!?? :ph34r:   Oct 4 2005, 12:42 PM
janexxx   Good job the "minors" are all in school....   Oct 4 2005, 12:46 PM
sarah-flute   Amber: definitely!!! :lol: Maggie: :...   Oct 4 2005, 02:57 PM
nicki_flute   Surely one person couldn't play that beast of ...   Oct 4 2005, 03:00 PM
elliewelly   You'd need about 10 pairs of hands! :blin...   Oct 4 2005, 03:48 PM
SirPrancealot   and that's just the console where the heck are...   Oct 4 2005, 05:18 PM
mrbouffant   special as in, having "special educational n...   Oct 4 2005, 06:33 PM
SirPrancealot   nahr, theyre just wired differently so they can p...   Oct 4 2005, 08:15 PM
mrbouffant   100 inches of wind is the amount of pressure used ...   Oct 4 2005, 08:21 PM
Kai-Lei   That is a magnificent instrument and I see that a ...   Oct 4 2005, 08:23 PM
mrbouffant   The CD is demonstrative of the current state of t...   Oct 4 2005, 08:31 PM
jonscott14   a double belled euphonium - theres one in the muse...   Oct 6 2005, 09:25 AM

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