jeffpugh Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 God bless technology. Srsly, this is amazing. We have the ability to manufacture huge (as well as small) saxophones, flutes, and other things nowadays (though it probably costs a fortune to make them) and good people who own these instruments have displayed their axes on youtube. Check these out: Sax Octet: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OewPtiS9oNw&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OewPtiS9oNw...feature=related[/url] Subcontrabass flute [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9Nz0UGuQyc&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9Nz0UGuQyc...feature=related[/url] Four contrabass Saxophones, "Dragon's first flight" [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYnzor_Kpyg&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYnzor_Kpyg...feature=related[/url] "Really Big Blues" [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwTorKNmED4&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwTorKNmED4...feature=related[/url] Octobasse flute [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rqp42e_GZg&NR=1"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rqp42e_GZg&NR=1[/url] And the thing that I saw on front page of youtube that got this whole chain started... A contrabass French horn [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC3UvJpxXO8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC3UvJpxXO8[/url] Just so you all know, a lot of these clips are short. Worth watching though... Oh, and if this isn't lame, feel free to move it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 The prefix "contrabass" basically guarantees that something is going to be amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Therese Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Size doesn't matter, you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffpugh Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 I love the soprillo sax. I didn't know they come that tiny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abercius24 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 What a trip! Next we'll be seeing a marching "Sousasax" next to the classic Marching Sousaphone Tube! That so rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 wow. i am so TOTALLY enthralled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missionseeker Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 you should be. It's pretty cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I'm only impressed with weird trombones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Like tromboons??? You know what my second favourite instrument in the world is? Stroh violin. Mix of a grammaphone and a violin. Beautiful. Do a youtube search or something. Search "Sam Phillips Sister Rosetta". I would post, but I'm at school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I cannot take my eyes off this thread.... SOOOOO interesting. someone should pin it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffpugh Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 I know! That would be sweet! MIkolbe, you have the greatest ideas ever!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 [img]http://www.radio-guy.net/images/newpgfolder/newpg4artfolder/stroh4.jpg[/img] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkO5y-To3H0&feature=related"]Stroh Violin Demo[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 That violin looks like some kind of unholy union Nero and Bell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 [quote name='CatherineM' post='1792732' date='Feb 27 2009, 06:41 PM']That violin looks like some kind of unholy union Nero and Bell.[/quote] SECOND BEST INSTRUMENT IN THE WHOLE WORLD! (After guitar.) I really really really want to learn how to play bluegrass fiddle someday, because then I'd totally buy one of those. They're quite hard to find, but there's an internet store that carries them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Therese Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I think I've entered the Twilight Zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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