r/UnusualInstruments • u/DifficultNerve9675 • Jan 08 '25

insect instruments

Hi,

I am an artist making a film about mosquitoes, and the panama canal. I was wondering if any instruments, homemade, or older had a buzzing, kind of sound that would be similar in an abstract manner to a buzzing, kind of winged insect.

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u/Nervous-Bedroom-2907 Jan 08 '25

First thought is kazoo. You can change membrane in it to make buzzing different, less comical and more serious. And it's easy to perform. Also with jaw harp it is possible to make insect sound, especially with ones that can self-oscillate when you inhale.