Funny Instruments
Funny Instruments
72. Double-belled Euphoniums
The choice instrument of any parade in the Roaring Twenties. See also 20's, Old-Timey.
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73. Oboe D'amour
Oboe of love. But how romantic can an oboe get? See also Music, Romance.
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74. Paperclip
For fairly obvious reasons, the translation of the French word for trombone. See also French.
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75. Gutbucket
Also called a washtub base. Basically a bucket with a string attached to a broom handle that's nearly impossible to tune.
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76. Child Instruments
E.g. rubber bands as harps, pots and pans as drums, and toilet paper rolls as trumpets.
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80. Mahler Hammer
The name given to the instrument in Mahler's Sixth Symphony described by Mahler as meant to be "brief and mighty, but dull in resonance and with a non-metallic character (like the fall of an axe)" ... basically a big wooden hammer hit against a big wooden platform.