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Title: Obscure musical instruments
Post by: Wowbagger on 14 April, 2022, 03:39:01 pm
A nyckelharpa. That's a new one on me, but it seems like a very capable alternative to the fiddle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkGVfCIRcEY&ab_channel=ErikRydvall-Nyckelharpa
Title: Re: Obscure musical instruments
Post by: hellymedic on 14 April, 2022, 03:48:11 pm
I've been following Erik intermittently through lockdown and might have posted about this.
Here's a topical rendition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCBd3gLb87E (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCBd3gLb87E)
Title: Re: Obscure musical instruments
Post by: Andy64 on 14 April, 2022, 08:24:19 pm
The Yaybahar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aY6TxC1ojA&t=320s
Title: Re: Obscure musical instruments
Post by: chris on 14 April, 2022, 08:37:34 pm
My father made a claviorgarnun  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claviorgan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claviorgan) in the late 70s. He also restored many mechanical instruments including some of these  https://www.google.com/search?q=decap+robot+organ&rlz=1C9BKJA_enGB926GB926&hl=en-GB&prmd=sivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjO8futppT3AhUXQ0EAHVrxC-8Q_AUoAnoECAIQAg&biw=1180&bih=701&dpr=2#imgrc=qUrSCFChem1QjM (https://www.google.com/search?q=decap+robot+organ&rlz=1C9BKJA_enGB926GB926&hl=en-GB&prmd=sivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjO8futppT3AhUXQ0EAHVrxC-8Q_AUoAnoECAIQAg&biw=1180&bih=701&dpr=2#imgrc=qUrSCFChem1QjM)
Title: Re: Obscure musical instruments
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 15 April, 2022, 10:20:10 am
Quote from: Andy64 on 14 April, 2022, 08:24:19 pm
The Yaybahar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aY6TxC1ojA&t=320s
Quite impressive. I wonder how much the room contributes to the sound and whether it was designed for the instrument?
Title: Re: Obscure musical instruments
Post by: CrinklyLion on 15 April, 2022, 04:03:02 pm
Quote from: Wowbagger on 14 April, 2022, 03:39:01 pm
A nyckelharpa. That's a new one on me, but it seems like a very capable alternative to the fiddle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkGVfCIRcEY&ab_channel=ErikRydvall-Nyckelharpa

James Yorkston plays one - uses it lots in the Yorkston/Thorne/Khan recordings and gigs.