I just found this video today and it blew my mind. I think this would be tricky to play on a regular instrument, but on glasses?! That’s incredible. The glass harmonica is really amazing. All of the glasses are either of differenet sizes or filled with different amounts of water, thus producing different tones.  The sound is the result of the friction of a wet finger being rubbed along the edge. Apparently, this instrument has been around since the Renaissance.


Anyway, check out this performance.




I’ve learned that there was a rumor back in the Eighteenth century that claimed that the instrument caused both musicians and listeners to become insane. I’ll keep you updated as to whether or not I lose my mind as a result of this.

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