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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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SirPrancealot
post 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.
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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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