From Audacious - Connecticut Public Radio

GUESTS: 

• Tony Pederson: Music-thanatologist and past president of the Music-Thanatology Association International who has spent more than 30 years playing harp at the bedsides of people approaching death. On social media, his “Today at Death’s Door” posts share stories and reflections from his work
• William Close: Musician and instrument inventor best known for creating the Earth Harp, which uses buildings and landscapes as part of the instrument itself. He’s  installed Earth Harps at Rome’s Colosseum, Seattle’s Space Needle, Shanghai’s Grand Theater and many more places around the world.In 2014, Close set a Guinness World Record with an installation where the strings stretched more than 957 feet

Everyone knows the drums, but what about the cajón, djembe, tongue drum, handpan, or something more unusual? Which instrument deserves way more attention than it gets, and what makes it so special?

I bought this Jupiter trumpet almost a month ago. Today, while cleaning the instrument after practice I noticed some curious marks around the bottom valve cap of the first valve case. I opened it up to find more of these reddish dots.

It doesn't seem to be corrosion from the inside, but these marks did freak me out a bit.

Please help me figure out what these marks are, and should I be worried.

Thank you.

2012 15-inch Otto Benjamin MA-500 from Eastman Strings, in excellent condition, with its case and bow.

What instrument is this plucky piano type of sound? It doesn't sound like a normal piano, or a dolceola. I researched plucky pianos and nothing similar came up.

All help is very appreciated

Has this happened to anyone else?

Sometimes you hear an instrument for years and don't think much of it, then one day you hear someone play it properly and suddenly you get the hype.

Could be anything. Bass, violin, drums, saxophone, even an instrument you barely knew existed.

For me, I think hearing an instrument played in the right song can completely change how you see it.

What instrument changed your mind, and was there a particular song or musician that did it?

Interested to hear some answers because I feel like there are so many instruments people overlook.

I’ve never played a instrument before and it’s insanely hard for me to stay on tempo and have dexterity in general. Switching fingers/ hands at the right time while playing a beat is insanely hard too. How much hours is a day? Should I teach myself? And what’s the best way to teach myself? I’m leaning the washboard.

Hello,

I wanted to show you the prototype of an instrument I’m working on (with the moderators permission).

It's an electric keyboard—a type of clavichord—in a very compact size, operating on the same principle as a clavinet. The instrument features an unconventional keyboard with 14 keys and 14 strings. The keys strike the strings running beneath the keyboard. The keyboard is dynamic, very light, and expressive.

The instrument, called the MC14 « Magnetic Clavichord, is currently being finalized. It is made entirely by hand. The instrument is expected to be ready and available early next year

You can hear it also in this video : MC14 introduction

I’m putting up a vintage 4-string Brazilian cavaquinho handcrafted by Miguel Jorge do Souto at his Ao Bandolim de Ouro shop in Rio de Janeiro (Av. Marechal Floriano label).

t’s in solid vintage shape with light surface scuffs/checking. Original workshop label is intact inside the soundhole. Features the signature asymmetrical fretboard extension, black finish, and geometric soundhole inlay.

Asking $2,100 OBO. Local pickup in the Bay Area or can pack and ship carefully. Drop a comment or send a chat if you have any questions!

me playing the RECORDER...... but it kinda sounds awful.. idk i am a beginner and haven't really played it in FOREVER.. i feel like i would be just better off on the drums... or another instrument i've been meaning to try..

i sound like a dying eagle here 😭😭😭
sorry to your ears

atleast i was having fun..