The khene is an instrument used by some ethnic groups that live in the highlands of Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos. It's a reedless mouth organ, so the khene is in the same instrument family as the harmonica.Pat Fernandez...

Luke Pickman is a composer and multi-instrument mu...  ...ize the modifier multi. He's an avid collector of instruments from around the world. As his collection grows, h...  ...erform the 7-note piece known as "The Lick" on 92 instruments (including mayonnaise) and a longer original piec...  ...ng mayonnaise) an...

Open Reel Ensemble comically refers to their appar...  ...lly refers to their apparati as "traditional folk instruments ." These are electronic instruments that involve pulling and releasing magnetic tape...  ...members do not restrict themselves to these bowed instruments . The...

What should we call this instrument? It is guitarrdion? An accoritar? The Ukrainian-language website provides us with no information, but the instrument appears to have the bellows and keys of an accordion bisecting an a...

Do you remember Tuvix, the short-lived character from Star Trek: Voyager that was created in a transporter accident that combined Neelix and Tuvok? The Glissotar is the woodwind equivalent of Tuvix, except that Captain J...

John Baylies is a sousaphone player. The sousaphone has been around since 1893, but Baylies is famous for playing a far more advanced version called the SousaFX. This electronic accessory lets him control audio effects t...

Luke Pickman is a musician who calls himself the "...  ...niac". He has an astonishingly vast collection of musical instruments from around the world. To call him a "multi-instr...  ...ckman's video in which he played "The Lick" on 92 instruments . Since then, his collection has grown. In 1 minut...  ...onds, he...

"The Lick" is a musical meme consisting of 7 notes. It appears frequently...  ...ickman can, of course, play it. As a collector of musical instruments , he has a lot of performance options. In this vid...  ...e lick on 92 different (sometimes very different) instruments .Yes, he...

(Photo: PianoArc)This is the PianoArc, an invention by Brockett Parsons. He's a keyboardist for Lady Gaga, so he wants an instrument as outlandish as his boss. With 294 keys, it's 3 conventional keyboards put together. T...

The yaybahar sounds like an electronic synthesizer, but it’s a completely acoustic instrument that uses only drum-like membranes, strings, mallets, and bows. When its inventor, Görkem Şen, plays it, the yayba...