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| contick87546 |
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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| SirPrancealot |
Oct 4 2005, 12:14 PM
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it needs terrific wind pressure. be careful on the day.
:lol: [but no, that poor instrument has been fully operational for so few years. there's just one ancient recordind of it working properly. the wanamaker organ is nearly as big and beautiful to hear.] one doesn't want a flagging organ on the ab calendar surely. |
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
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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