Hydraulophone (water-pipe-organ-flute), http://wearcam.org

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Water fountain that's a highly expressive musical instrument. You play it by blocking the water jets in various ways, which forces the hydraulic fluid (water) into the sound-producing mechanism in various ways. It works alot like a pipe organ, except that it uses water instead of air.

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• hydraulophone
• Ontario Science Centre
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[EBE246]

Woah how does it work. I went looking for hydraulis, ( I think that's how it's spelled I'm quite sure it is, heck, it is,) anyways the egyptian water organ, or I think GREEK, then i came upon this thing, is this the same concept of the egyptian or greek hydraulis, thanks in advance.

[hydraulist]

@EBE246 Hydraulis is simply an air organ that uses water as a source of power. Hydraulis is played by pressing wooden keys that allow air into organ pipes. Hydraulophone is a new invention, recently patented in multiple countries. Hydraulophone is played by pressing water jets rather than wooden keys.  Hydraulophone is not an aerophone or idiophone or chordophone or membranophone; its in a newly created category of musical instruments.

[JingleJoe]

holy crap, where is that? i wanna play it :D

[hydraulist]

The largest of the hydraulophones shown in the video (which is actually the world's largest hydraulophone) is at the Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

[EBE246]

@hydraulist Thanks for the info, I had gone and looked it up, and I had seen the difference, but just wanted to make sure I had it right, thanks again, I'm going to show this to our Music History teacher, he ought to love this one, peace.

[tsns1]

Awsome Cinematography!!!

[vortexxman]

That's so cool!! But the splashing sound is louder than the actual music.

[chanteur73]

Mamma mia...

[HenrikRagnarsson]

Now I'm thirsty!

[JingleJoe]

Thankyou :)