Really Long Instrument at Raymond Guercio blog

Really Long Instrument. Move over contrabass, the octobass has arrived. The earth harp’s first installation featured the resonating chamber mounted on one side of a valley with the strings stretched out nearly 1,000 ft to the other side. The earth harp is the longest stringed instrument in the world, with strings that extend up to 1,000 feet in length. For context, that’s over twice the length of your usual concert hall grand. The earth harp reigns as the longest stringed instrument in the world. However, there exists a whimsical side to the world of musical instruments — those with names so long and elaborate that they. The ‘alexander piano’ is 18 feet and nine inches, or 5.7 meters, long, and weighs over a metric ton. Those strings run about 1,000 feet in length and are played by musicians wearing cotton. The great stalacpipe organ spans 3.5 acres of the cave and is considered the world's largest musical instrument. Let’s listen to the instrument in action. And that length is all about housing those epic bass strings. This unique stringed instrument makes the upright bass or cello look like a junior instrument.

And that length is all about housing those epic bass strings. The earth harp reigns as the longest stringed instrument in the world. Move over contrabass, the octobass has arrived. The earth harp is the longest stringed instrument in the world, with strings that extend up to 1,000 feet in length. The great stalacpipe organ spans 3.5 acres of the cave and is considered the world's largest musical instrument. Those strings run about 1,000 feet in length and are played by musicians wearing cotton. Let’s listen to the instrument in action. For context, that’s over twice the length of your usual concert hall grand. The earth harp’s first installation featured the resonating chamber mounted on one side of a valley with the strings stretched out nearly 1,000 ft to the other side. The ‘alexander piano’ is 18 feet and nine inches, or 5.7 meters, long, and weighs over a metric ton.

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Really Long Instrument The earth harp’s first installation featured the resonating chamber mounted on one side of a valley with the strings stretched out nearly 1,000 ft to the other side. This unique stringed instrument makes the upright bass or cello look like a junior instrument. However, there exists a whimsical side to the world of musical instruments — those with names so long and elaborate that they. Move over contrabass, the octobass has arrived. The earth harp’s first installation featured the resonating chamber mounted on one side of a valley with the strings stretched out nearly 1,000 ft to the other side. And that length is all about housing those epic bass strings. The ‘alexander piano’ is 18 feet and nine inches, or 5.7 meters, long, and weighs over a metric ton. The earth harp reigns as the longest stringed instrument in the world. Those strings run about 1,000 feet in length and are played by musicians wearing cotton. The great stalacpipe organ spans 3.5 acres of the cave and is considered the world's largest musical instrument. Let’s listen to the instrument in action. The earth harp is the longest stringed instrument in the world, with strings that extend up to 1,000 feet in length. For context, that’s over twice the length of your usual concert hall grand.