Glass Harmonica

[ThatOneMusicGuy789]

I...

want...

one...

[Sadgrase22]

This reminds me of Harry potter lol

[RespectWong]

A glass kebab roll... :Q__

[djmk1988]

When i was drunk i was singing to the bottle to!

[shisko]

XD you're a wizard harry!

[ileneasher]

armonica invented by: ben franklin (I think)

[Sazian]

I'm to stoned for this...

[stoney870]

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[1juliaphelps]

Omg, Harry's mother is ALIVE!

[TheDeridor]

if that got a chip in it... ow!

[roboticstardust]

This is probably one of the most beautiful instruments ever invented. Where can I get one?

[roboticstardust]

WANT WANT WANT WANT WANT!!!!

[yelloworangered]

Franklin didn't invent the armonica, but he invented this design, with glass bowls on their side on a spindle and fitted into each other..

[MrCraigary123]

I get a feeling of a creepy ass carnival...

[PurplemrN1ceGuy]

is it just me or wuld tht b a beast cholem... pipe u smoke weed in?

[SEZ1andMATRIX]

its harry potter



[giax5296]

make me sleepy....

[Demoniacuz]

The sound... thats simply haunting. Upon closing my eyes this sound feels like darkest winter mixed with long lost fairy tales. Wonderful inspiring instrument there!

[n8loller]

...THAT is what a glass harmonica is???

well fuck that's weird

[hardcoremetroid158]

I don't think that's a harmonica, that's an "armonica"

[shadowater28]

@hardcoremetroid158 I believe the words are interchangeable--according to Wikipedia, anyway.

[hardcoremetroid158]

@shadowater28 Ok, either way this is the first time i've seen one but thanks to the internet i know it has 2 names now

[lindevo]

@hardcoremetroid158 Indeed you are correct

[TheGearsTurn88]

it wasnt very popular because when ever there was a concert played with it people were said to go crazy and either kill themselves or someone else the same night 0.0

[LucDaRocka1]

this is called an armonica...... it was invented by benjamin franklin

[deltron2033]

It would be scary if it was Halloween! and he played creepy music on the Harmonica

[Raaaaaaaaaafls]

This is incredible, simply beautifull.

[bubblesofhell]

count drac is that you?

[jorgeubaque]

omg this is gonna give me nightmares

[grifhate666]

wow. mind = blown.

[HorNet505]

nice performance

[hobosorter]

International Love Maker.

[thatmetalguy85]

Which song is he playing by Wolfgang A. Mozart?? It sounds extremely beautiful, so beautiful indeed

[zairon113]

what u do for living? working at a pottery.

[hjiuhfhrehui]

soiunds makes me think about a ice castle. brrrr. cold sound :3

[ermerritt]

It must be sort of like when people make a wine glass ring.

[willderbeast454]

@ermerritt same predicable yes

[creamiercorn]

anybody need an acid tab?

[highandlonesomeradio]

@creamiercorn I COULD USE ONE

[mysticallauren]

how does this thing even work? it sounds beautiful

[kristinajonas]

Omg so pretty! I wanna learn to play this.

[NevermindVzla]

I think I just a seizure ...

[JuJuandBob]

The Adagio in C is the only thing for solo glass harmonica mozart ever made. This isn't by mozart.

[landsurveyrs]

aaahahahaha.... scary!  -_-

[Pulsar89]

Pink Floyd used a glass harmonica for the intro of Shine On You Crazy Diamond.

[ShadowPervert]

R.I.P. earphone users...

[SillyNerdify]

wow so beautiful and mildly eerie!love it!

[365DAYSOFMADNESS]

This is a great instrument to pick my nose to!

[franciscowboy]

Vsauce?

[XxautumnemoxX]

whats the song?

[6SuperRAJA]

all i hear is "You're a wizard, Harry!"

[SuperTwitch92]

@6SuperRAJA or "your a faggot harry" if you spend to much time on the internet.

[SuicideChtivi17]

@6SuperRAJA and then you text me that you've got a top comment, gratz mate...

[6SuperRAJA]

@SuicideChtivi17 i bet you thumbed it up huh?

[demetrilord]

@6SuperRAJA hahahahahahahah Wingardium leviuosa!

[pausebeforeviewtube]

@6SuperRAJA I'll I hear is "LEMON SHERBERT!"

[lolzmastur]

this is basically 40 or so wine glasses stacked up on eachother... try it... wet your fingers and run them in circles around a crystal wine glass

[jappanese]

whats the name of that song?

[MrMikko5000]

what song is this?

[MasterEiji]

interesting thing about this.. when it was first developed.. .most of the players went mad... the reason, LEAD crystal using to make the bowls..

[psychoracer200]

What music piece by mozart is this?

[yuki3610]

Kuroshitsuji o.o

[ccubsfan94]

so this is what the use in harry potter lol.

[onarix]

@ccubsfan94 i was thinking the same thing!!

[Dinnermen]

Dude, Chick Corea's pretty talented

[BassMusen]

@Dinnermen he does indeed look like chick corea

[MrZocker1504]

mega bong *.*

[psychoracer200]

What piece is this?

[AlexWerkmeister712]

@psychoracer200

A big, glass one.

[die12emo]

kuroshitsuji :yaoming:



[kevintheblacksmith]

The most beautiful sounding thing ever ! I love that so much

[johnpauldooley]

Was the friction idiophone and cross over invention of the static electric generator which Franklin was later immortalised by Mary Shellys Frankinstein in saying would it be greater to capture the electric of a lightening bolt in a jar (glass), when he was comparing his original studies of the rotating generator which we see here.

[konosxatz1]

how does this instrument works?

[mrgrummus]

Pour some coke in there and get that shit to the mini bar.

[techfolo2]

im in a band right now playing my baritone

[raulusmax]

DAFUQ how did i get here?

[turtlewithwheels156]

@AlexWerkmeister712 you sir just made my day lmfao

[naglac]

which Mozart composition is this?

[davidaragao35]

It is a friction Idiophones invented in 1761 by Benjamin Franklin, known for being harmonic. Consisting of glass bowls of different sizes in a fixed axis hotizontal that is put in rotation by moving a pedal. The best known virtuoso of this instrument was the blind performer Marianne Kirchgessner (1770-1808), for whom Mozart wrote the Adagio and Rondo in C K. M And K. 617 Adagio 356. Beethoven and Johann Adolf Hasse also wrote pieces for that instrument.

[0087McKay]

How the hell does that thing work?

[metalpsips]

Ok...im stunned 0_0

[MarijnStevens]

What did they used for a motor ? Didn't it came out WAY later than Benjamin Franklin's death ?

[MarijnStevens]

@MarijnStevens *first electric one. I guess it makes not enough sound for a fuel-based one. 

[88turbocoupe1]

ben franklin sure knew his glass !!!

[skychy]

Harry Potter anyone?

[pixel329]

huuuu .... Wtf ? 

[creamyfilling102]

i never knew such an instrument existed. what a youtube age we live in lol

[Edarina1993]

Apparently this was banned once in history; it can make you go insane... :/

[shifttradition]

This is where the scary clown music comes from

[AlexWerkmeister712]

Yeah, I'm in a band.

I play the "rotating glass dildo."

[McNasty9000000]

@AlexWerkmeister712

Omfg. I was laughing so hard from this, i couldn't steady my hand to like the comment. XD

[korhan]

@AlexWerkmeister712 hahahahahahah

[Luciffrit]

@AlexWerkmeister712 If you know a girl who can take that and keep smiling then you know some very dirty women.

[AlexWerkmeister712]

@Luciffrit

You sir, have just won the reply of the day.

Have an oversized cookie, on my behalf.

[THISISROBLOX1]

@AlexWerkmeister712 How did u get so many likes on that comment, it make u look like an ass

[AlexWerkmeister712]

@THISISROBLOX1

Because many people have this thing called a "sense of humor," which you seem to lack.

[Disposition446]

@AlexWerkmeister712 I havent laughed more loudly or genuinely in a long time that cracked me up

[AlexWerkmeister712]

@mustangmidas

"Comment removed"

Yeah, that's what I thought.

[Mooska]

@AlexWerkmeister712 You got him.

[ThePITA004]

@AlexWerkmeister712 Dude, I just pissed myself. Well played.

[ckyfan8291]

@AlexWerkmeister712 I dont think you play it the same way this guy does...

[AlexWerkmeister712]

@ckyfan8291

I may not play it the same way...

But I can play it all night long!

[HandiAce]

@AlexWerkmeister712 You're a shallow dumb fuck. That's ALL you can think about for a good comment?

[AlexWerkmeister712]

@HandiAce

It was a joke and not intended for anything but to make people laugh, and judging by the response I've gotten from (most) people, I'd say I did alright.

Of course I admire such a beautiful piece placed on an unusual instrument, even though I didn't include praise in my comment.

It's funny how you can label me with false assumptions based on a ten-word comment.

Oh well, I guess some don't have a similar sense of humor, and that's fine with me.

Have a nice day/night.

[RealityIsAwesome2011]

Are you serious? Benjamin Franklin also invented a musical instrument as well? Man, was there anything that man couldn't do?

[jrw6137]

a few days again i nearly had the same idea thank you internet for destroying my dreams of unique!

[MrSaturdayNightSpecL]

This is one of the most fantastic musical instruments ever constructed. The sounds that can be produced from these I can only describe as pure harmonic angelic magic. Not only a well built and designed beauty of sound amplification but also an feast for the eyes and fingertips of the one who plays it. The real sounds of music being performed without the aid of electronic digitized filters and influences is truly something to be coveted by the true connoisseur and lover of soul filling sounds.

[topperboy94]

@MrSaturdayNightSpecL Please!! The glass harmonica is a fun concept but if you ask me it's awfully out of tune... so please: check out (if you haven't already) some vids of ... what are they called again... hangs/hangpans (also called steel drums, by those who don't play them... ); They are steel instruments that, if well constructed, sound like (but more beautiful then) a harp. just go watch

[me0wm0use]

@topperboy94 i hope you realise... the sound is just as it should be. this is a wonderfully melodic instrument when played correctly like in this video. very beautiful.

[topperboy94]

@me0wm0use I guess tastes differ... :)

[Empirestatebldg]

it's like a Pipe organ , isn't it ? 

[User846]

@Empirestatebldg No, Pipe organs uses keys, pipes, stops. This is just rotating glass with metal rings on it. :)

[me0wm0use]

@Empirestatebldg think of the names... organs are sort of like very large pianos, i hope you'd be aware... and pipe organ. pipes. lol

[Empirestatebldg]

@me0wm0use dear , sorry for my later answer maybe you have misunderstood what I mean ...

of course I know that there is a difference between these kind of instruments , I was referring to the sound ...

[OilyAlmond]

Dats mah dildo

[ChelCmVox]

which Mozart song is this? love it!

[hondahoss17]

sounds like pirates of the caribbean and Davy Jones

[tootall11211]

This is not a glass harmonica, it's rightly called an armonica, no H, originally invented by Ben Franklin. The most famous player was a man named Mesmer, and is where the term mesmerized comes from, those that heard him were in such a trance they were termed to have been Mesmerized. It's said some players went crazy, due to the lead in the glass, a fallacy I think.

[etkar73]

@tootall11211 U must be Sheldon Cooper!!!!!

[tootall11211]

@etkar73 No, I'm not, but I researched this instrument for a book.

[OLDMANTEA]

That's insane!

[akatsuki642]

LBP!LBP!LBP!LBP!LBP!LBP!LBP!LB­P!LBP!LBP!LBP!

[periesicsd]

doesn't this start to hurt after a while? I mean, to the skin of your fingertops?!

[cometsight]

@periesicsd I do believe that one begins to build up callouses like a person does when they begin to play guitar.

[broadcast666this]

@periesicsd you dip your fingers in that tiny bowl of water as you go. wet glass makes barely any friction. I bet it feels awesome haha

[ladyshimlyfase]

This is what the dance of the suger plum fairys was written for

[CuriousComposer]

This is pretty amazing. Leave it to Benjamin Franklin to think up something so unique.

[randallmckay]

the little tingling in the ear, so romantic

[187Guitarplayer]

sounds incredible..



[AmyLeeRox4EvaAndEva]

any idea on how much one of these cost?

[Tenifus]

Awesome! I even see a harpsichord in the back :)

[radiovaral]

Benjamin Franklin is THE MAN!!

[Queenofcydonia2]

Hunting!!

[Huntington12345678]

I love odd instruments. Music can be made from almost everything.

[JustAnotherGaian]

@Huntington12345678 As exemplified by STOMP.

[Floydzkrieg]

@Huntington12345678 If it makes a noise, you can make music from it. More musicians need to experiment. The medium is stagnating imo.

[kelenor]

insanely awesome. We need more instruments. Is there nothing else than keyboard and guitar in this damn world!

[tbird4prez]

I want one of those! Where can I get one?

[Shaden0040]

it is NOT a glass harmonica the correct term is ARMONICA.

[babblesandbubbles]

@Shaden0040 actually, both ways are correct.

[Jemtheflute]

Didn't someone "invent"/build one of these (treadle-driven) where instead of using fingers a keyboard pressed rosin-impregnated leather pads against the rotating glass bowls or discs? I'm sure I remember seeing or reading of such a thing.....

[Kachongui]

I want one

[NygilMr94]

Sounds like a Harry potter theme, or grand theft auto LCS

[Th3Skull3r]

unorthodox sound to be sure, but so distinct and ethereal. No wonder its used in fantasy settings so often. So easy to let your mind wander when listening. Thank you sir.

[pacman491]

I hope you wash your hands after playing that instrument hehe

[TheMontgomerymen]

jerry springer is that you?

[LimeGirl08]

@TheMontgomerymen ah! so funny :)

[AuroraCelest]

I would love to hear a vibes/glass armonica duet.

Maybe through in bass flute just because...

[SoundElectroJazz]

WAOU!

[MenaPaws21]

I must posses one....WHERE CAN I GET ONE? :P

[rexyp3xysniper]

Beatiful sound

[projectbaum]

Everyone saying it's an armonica is trying to start something. All of these terms have been to describe the instrument, they all mean the same thing. Good lord.

[TheGallantGentry]

Do you sell coke in glass harmonica? Do you have individually wrapped cashews?

[railgap]

As 97Grimsta said, the word is 'armonica' in this case, not "harmonica".

[JnlsOsses]

genial.=)

[poopmastaunlimited]

Harry Potter theme wasn't played on this instrument. It was played on the Celeste

[97Grimsta]

That's a glass ARMONICA bro.

[sanchesduarte]

I guess this is going to my "piano solo" playlist then.

[SageCrowIey]

dat glass

[crachiolop]

I think lance saunders is missing the point. if you read the caption, it is an instrument being played in the paris music museum. if you know anything about the history of the usa, you would have remembered that ben franklin liked hanging around paris more than hanging around the usa. He must have been pretty smart if he was the only person never to be president and have his image on the $100 bill.

[hayesy79]

I actually saw one of these being played once when I worked in a recording studio. Amazing stuff. Forgot all about it until it came into my head and I looked it up on here!

[conniefi]

Gorgeous sound...absolutely incredible!!!

[thedragonb0y]

Sound is an underrated art.

[Huntington12345678]

@thedragonb0y ... Just because you don't recognize the instrument, doesn't mean that it just makes "sounds," like a jackhammer or somebody chewing gum.

This is an instrurment that makes MUSIC... not "sounds," simply because you're ignortant of the instrument.

[thedragonb0y]

@Huntington12345678 Music IS sound; it is a sound medium.

A man can take sounds from a jackhammer and someone chewing gum and probably make music, In fact, ever heard of Pogo? Making music is simply forming sounds together in order to create some kind of dance between them (commonly like Piano, bass, drums, and vocal, all sounds put together).

Not sure why you're calling me ignorant. It seems you didn't take a second to fully understand mine before you started insulting me.

[fenderstratguy]

very cool

[MiyuArt]

@FireFreakPanda :

YOU WIN !!

High five bro' xD

[trumpetfruzia]

Omg freaking cool

[stydel311]

harry potter :)

[Jasminwitzelsucht]

now I can see why it was said to be 'the voice of the angels', to bad for the lead poisoning, maybe this would be as popular as the piano is today...

[chrisstevensjunior]

@Jasminwitzelsucht what do you mean

[Jasminwitzelsucht]

@chrisstevensjunior the sound is amazing, but because it is associated with 'insanity' it still remains a very unpopular instrument

[frigsoul]

here is the piece that have been playing in this video /watch?v=lTmk7H4eX5g

this piece written by j.j.s. von holt sombach not mozart,it's name is "allemande" .there was a comment of the person who plays the armonica in this video,on the 44th page.by the way it took for 30 minutes to find the piece but i can't say it was a wasted time,this piece is so beautiful and deserves it.

[IzzySpint]

Can you get different levels of volume on that? or is only one volume like a harpsichord.