Check Out 5 Super Curious Musical Instruments

When you think of musical instruments, which are the first to come to your mind? Most likely it would be objects like guitar, piano, guitar, bass and drums, right? However, there are instruments beyond creative and curious around the world - even in Brazil - and we have even published an article about them here at Mega Curioso.

So how about knowing more strange objects and gadgets capable of producing musical sounds? The folks at TopTenz.net have published a very interesting list, and you can check out a selection of these tools below:

1 - Bazantar

With 29 strings more than ordinary double basses, the Bazantar really is a curious instrument. Developed by Mark Deutsch, all of these strings vibrate in harmony with the five common strands, creating the impression that we are hearing an entire group of strings playing at the same time. And if it seems hard to play the conventional double bass, just imagine this one!

2 - Didgeridoo

You have probably seen someone playing the curious instrument above, which was created by Aboriginal people in Australia. Incidentally, this is believed to be the oldest wind instrument in the world and, despite its simplicity and it only produces a kind of loud humming, when human voices are incorporated the result can be quite interesting, as you can see in the video above.

3 - Stalactite organ

The incredible instrument above is located in the caves of Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, and was developed by Leland Sprinkle, a Pentagon mathematician in the 1950s. The organ is regarded as the largest musical instrument in the world, occupying an area of ​​over of 14 thousand square meters!

It took Sprinkle three years to select specific stalactites that resonated in the desired tones and chords, installing small rubber heads that “touch” these formations when the organ keys are pressed. Sensational, isn't it?

4 - Nanoguitar

Well, you would probably have to be the size of a "little microbio" to play the guitar in the picture! At just 10 micrometres in size, the above nano-instrument was created by researchers at Cornell University in the USA and is about the same size as a human cell. Plus, it has six strings that can - amazing! - be touched through an atomic force microscope.

5 - Marine organ

The interesting musical instrument in the video above was built in Croatia, on the shores of the Adriatic, and is the world's first organ played by the breeze and the waves of the sea. The installation was created by architect Nikola Basic, and the constant movement of wind and water makes diatonic notes never cease to delight the ears of tourists visiting the site to witness one of the most beautiful sunsets in the world.