Music has always been humanity’s most universal language — but not every instrument plays by the rules. From a glass contraption that reportedly drove players to madness, to a harp powered entirely by ...

A unique handmade instrument creates disturbing sounds for horror films and transforms the way composers build suspense.

A treasure trove of unique musical instruments invented and built by pioneering composer Harry Partch between 1930 and 1972 were quietly returned to San Diego last week, ending a 33-year-long ...

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WE'RE TOGETHER AGAIN, AND I'M GLAD OF THAT. I WANT YOU TO SEE SOMETHING. THIS IS CALLED A FLEXATONE. [BING BING BING] IT'S AN INSTRUMENT THAT BELONGS TO A FRIEND OF MINE WHO HAS A WHOLE COLLECTION OF ...

Haymes calls himself a “utility infielder” in Ramblin Jug Stompers, responsible for many of the unusual sounds that don’t come from the typical stringed instruments in acoustic bands. At the band’s ...