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Well, I love guitar and shakuhachi but I like playing lots of instruments. Does anyone know an instrument (from anywhere) that no one has really heard of and meets these requirements:
A range of 3 of more octaves
Has a strong/relaxing/clear tone
Isn't very hard to play (without a teacher)
Under $300
Won't be hard to transport (I go out of the country almost every summer)
Last edited by Caligium (2008-03-08 19:48:12)
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Throat Singing:-)
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Though the Chinese xiao (pronounced 'syao') is far easier to play without a teacher (than the shakuhachi) because of the fipple in the blowing edge, it doesn't have 3+ octaves. A decent xiao (like a decent shakuhachi) has 2 and a half octaves. On account of the xiao's fipple an therefore greater ease in playing technique, the price for one is usually a fraction of that of a shakuhachi. Since it's also made of bamboo, it has the often encountered relaxing tone one may associate with the shakuhachi.
Zak -- jinashi size queen
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geni wrote:
Throat Singing:-)
But I'd rather have an instrument that won't annoy everyone else.
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Caligium wrote:
geni wrote:
Throat Singing:-)
But I'd rather have an instrument that won't annoy everyone else.
I think any wind instrument in the third octave would be annoying. I was going to suggest silver flute but if it has to be pleasant sounding in all three octaves that's not a good one either. How about a Casio or Yamaha electronic keyboard. Set it on one of the spacy sounds and you've got relaxing, being a standard keyboard it's easy to play, can have even more than 3 octaves, there are models under $300, and they're easy to transport.
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Hi there,
I think Dan Deacon might have something to say on this topic. Check http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oGMR9irekY
Check his live concerts as well! They are amazing:)
His video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFlBJ1xZK10&NR=1 is a MUST.
Beware of new visuality!
Cheers,
Marek
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hi, traveling this winter i saw a guy at a fire on the beach and he was playing very interesting instrument. the sound was wonderful and astonishing. he was drumming on it with hands and it was like a big metal bowl or more like a Chinese hat and the sounds were like coming from another dimension,very pleasant. unfortunately i didn't have the chance to ask him of the name and where it comes from. but may be s.b. here will know the name, cause i will like one too.
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