Toccata and fugue played on "glass harp"
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5. elchupacabra commented 13 years ago
Ok, so many questions come to mind after watching this.
- what are those glasses made of ? I've never managed to get any noise out of a glass other than the "breaking glass" noise
- how long has he been doing this ? he makes it look soo easy
- and how can he remember how to play such a long and complicated piece of music ?
- how does he tune the glasses ? does he have certain measures of water written down for each one ?
conclusion: I'm kinda straight-faced right now
- what are those glasses made of ? I've never managed to get any noise out of a glass other than the "breaking glass" noise
- how long has he been doing this ? he makes it look soo easy
- and how can he remember how to play such a long and complicated piece of music ?
- how does he tune the glasses ? does he have certain measures of water written down for each one ?
conclusion: I'm kinda straight-faced right now
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8. orion commented 13 years ago
#7 which is the word people use to describe GLASS. It just happens to be polished.
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9. TitvsCaivs commented 13 years ago
#8 You see, 8 is right, those "glasses" are actualy made of crystal, and in no way do they use only the word to describe glass.
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12. JasonBender commented 13 years ago
#9. You've obviously never bought 'crystal' ware. Those are glasses... made from glass... that's about 75% silica (SiO2) plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives.
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14. loadrunner commented 13 years ago
And tune down the volume a bit, the first notes are a bit loud in headphones
but good play.
but good play.
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15. Thanny commented 13 years ago
#12 The word "crystal" applied to glasses means "lead crystal", which in turn means that the calcium oxide is replaced by lead oxide. This makes the glass easier to cut and increases the index of refraction, allowing you to get more attractive tableware with sharper corners and higher amounts of reflection.
The acoustic properties are also significantly affected. You can't get this kind of sound from normal glass.
The acoustic properties are also significantly affected. You can't get this kind of sound from normal glass.
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17. JasonBender commented 13 years ago
#15. You can get this kind of sound from any long stemmed glass. Try it.
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19. Sizzlik (admin) commented 13 years ago
it doesnt matter if its glass or crystal. I can make sounds too on normal wine glasses. (Just sounds..not playing anything) Only thing that matters a bit is that the glass or the top edge of it is pretty thin. When your fingers are wet and you let them slide around (with no pressure) the glass starts to make a tune.
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21. chestrefeld commented 13 years ago
I can't believe it! Marked down because I laughed at the obvious? Surely, this is the whole basis of humour. Guess there's little humour left in the world.
I know he didn't mean it the way it sounded but he did bring some fun and laughter into my otherwise dull life and I thank him for that.
For all in the discussion, glass or crystal, look at the heading...
Glass Harp!!
GLASS HARP
GLASS, GLASS, GLASS!!!!!!
Of course, there is a bug called a leather jacket, but it doesn't wear one.
Then there is the greenhouse that is mad of glass and see-through...
I know he didn't mean it the way it sounded but he did bring some fun and laughter into my otherwise dull life and I thank him for that.
For all in the discussion, glass or crystal, look at the heading...
Glass Harp!!
GLASS HARP
GLASS, GLASS, GLASS!!!!!!
Of course, there is a bug called a leather jacket, but it doesn't wear one.
Then there is the greenhouse that is mad of glass and see-through...
+9 1. OneShot commented 13 years ago