Strange/Unique/Odd/Awesome Musical Instruments - Menagerie of Weird and Incredible Instruments

[Sundae]

Like the title of the thread says, post pics and or vids of strange/weird/odd/awesome musical instruments.

"What instrument do you play?"
"I play the shovel."

Mere words cannot express how amazing this is:

That was certainly an electrical performance:

 

[REGENDarySumanai]

Do two spoons clinking together count as an instrument? According to a pamphlet I got in West Virginia, they are!

 

[oldTireWater]

Madness is at the root of all creativity.

 

[Wingus Dongshire]

I used an AVR microcontroller and ultrasonic ranger to create a piezo speaker controller that changes pitch based on how close your hand is to said ranger. Does that count?

 

[Sundae]

Japanese electric harp:

The Gravikord:

I used an AVR microcontroller and ultrasonic ranger to create a piezo speaker controller that changes pitch based on how close your hand is to said ranger. Does that count?

Yes.

 

[Smaug's Smokey Hole]

The yangqin and hammered dulcimer. It's like a harp played xylophone-style or maybe it can be described as a half-finished harpsichord.

It can be played pretty fast.

 

[Positron]

The Octabass

 

[JM 590]

 

[Recoil]

The QFO turntable.

 

[Stoneheart]

dis one...