Watch Beethoven’s Ninth Played on a Glockenspiel Made out of Tools
You’ve probably heard Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony before. But chances are you haven’t heard it played on a glockenspiel made out of tools
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You’ve probably heard Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony before. But chances are you haven’t heard it played on a glockenspiel made out of tools. Now you can fill that glaring cultural hole:
The “toolglock” here was built by Tom Kaufmann, who builds instruments out of all sorts of stuff. Here’s a lithophone made out of a park bench:
And here’s a lithophone made out of Michigan’s State Stone: the Petosky Stone.
You will be shocked to learn that this is the only lithophone made out of Petosky Stones in the world.
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