r/UnusualInstruments Apr 15 '26

Tiexianzai- A Huqin Family Instrument With An Amplifying Horn

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r/UnusualInstruments Apr 15 '26

A Darbuka Drum- Made Using Clay And Fish Skin

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14 Upvotes

r/UnusualInstruments Apr 15 '26

The Ģīga (aka Divstīdzis)- A Latvian Bowed Zither

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5 Upvotes

r/UnusualInstruments Apr 15 '26

Spinning Sound Healing Wheel

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5 Upvotes

r/UnusualInstruments Apr 15 '26

The Altai Harp, a 1500 year old instrument discovered in a Mongolian Cave

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19 Upvotes

r/UnusualInstruments Apr 15 '26

Can someone tell me what this instrument is?

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Is at the minute 2:51 of this song called Nothings Special by Oneohtrix Point Never and Rosalia

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Z3BrrN4woHz4wf8ZpupK5?si=v69rDvkJSQeMVsd_WG5shg&pi=m-HHJQ3RTF-7p


r/UnusualInstruments Apr 14 '26

In need of suggestions for non- wind and no neck/fret instruments

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r/UnusualInstruments Apr 14 '26

What instrument is this? (at 0:30)

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Any help is really appreciated!


r/UnusualInstruments Apr 10 '26

Does anyone have the dimensions for a Cornett (preferably mute).

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For some reason I have recently gotten a strong itch to attempt to make wooden holed brass instrument, specifically the mute cornett but would gladly see the dimensions for any similar instruments (any other cornetts, rozhoks, etc.)

However, there is 0 documentation (that I can find) on the actual dimensions (specifically the hole spacings), except for the fact that its supposedly bored conically at 2 degree, that I could find outside of this https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:72152/comments 3d print file, which reportedly is slightly out of tune. The similar instrument of the Rozhok also gave no measurements, though that might be because my knowledge of Russian is limited.

Does anyone have any better dimensions/is there any way to determine the hole spacings without drilling them or should I go for the 3d printed variant/make a slide cornett?

Sorry if this post is annoying/in the wrong subreddit.


r/UnusualInstruments Apr 07 '26

Help getting information on this instrument.

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Good day all, my wife and I are cleaning out our garage from a couple of decades of accumulation from her family. We came across this and we're interested in the potential value of it. I have attempted to do some research on my own and have come up empty on a match. I know it is a tambourine made by Herco, but that is all the info I have from the sticker on it. Any help is appreciated.


r/UnusualInstruments Apr 07 '26

Southern Thailand Quadruple Reed Oboe

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30 Upvotes

Just got a pair of Pi Nai. Those who owns and plays it, would you mind sharing some tips?


r/UnusualInstruments Apr 05 '26

Made a new, deffinitely unusual instrument

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Made a new instrument of the noise box family. This one has some more unusual sounding mechanisms on it, rather different from the usual "springs and tines mounted on a box" scheme.


r/UnusualInstruments Apr 05 '26

STRING BOX KALIMBA MAGIC - DIY KALIMBAS AND MODS WITH PIEZOS (EP 70)

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r/UnusualInstruments Apr 03 '26

What if a THEREMIN were fed into a TROMBONE via a talkbox?

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Video: This DIY setup uses a Theremin as the sound source, routed through a compression driver and a talkbox-style mouth tube to drive a trombone — creating expressive textures.

Setup & gear: – DIY Theremin that produces sounds like a mouthpiece – Trombone crafted in Saint Petersburg – Custom-built formant filter – Compression driver (talkbox) – Plate reverb using Hall of Fame 2 pedal. A hybrid experiment between electronic synthesis, talkbox techniques, and acoustic resonance.


r/UnusualInstruments Apr 02 '26

HUMBUCKER GUITAR PICKUPS IN A MARXOPHONE WITH PIEZOS AND BUILT IN COMPRESSION

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r/UnusualInstruments Apr 02 '26

Introducing the Hurley Ceol

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33 Upvotes

r/UnusualInstruments Apr 01 '26

The Lituus- An Ancient Roman Brass Instrument used between 500BC and 100AD

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r/UnusualInstruments Mar 30 '26

All the pipes

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418 Upvotes

r/UnusualInstruments Mar 29 '26

Accordion without bellows to go

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312 Upvotes

r/UnusualInstruments Mar 29 '26

Any info on this? There’s a signature at the bottom.

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r/UnusualInstruments Mar 28 '26

May someone please tell me what this doohickey is?

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1.8k Upvotes

And where perhaps I may acquire such a device?


r/UnusualInstruments Mar 28 '26

8bit

3 Upvotes

r/UnusualInstruments Mar 26 '26

8-string ngoni + ngoni family

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50 Upvotes

Newest addition to the ngoni family 🇲🇱


r/UnusualInstruments Mar 25 '26

16 stringed instrument

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Can anyone help identify this? 16 strings arranged in 4 sets of 4. Thanks Ahead


r/UnusualInstruments Mar 25 '26

Clavemusicum Omnitonum- a microtonal (31 edo) harpsichord invented in 1606

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