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geoffrey · Post by **geoffrey** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 6:19 am

Hi all,
I have Atmosphere and the glass harmonica samples are great there. Just wondering if anyone knows of some others? I already checked findsounds with no luck. Also looking for good tanpura samples( Swar Systems stuff?) In a droning mood tonight.....
Geoff

z15 · Post by **z15** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 6:25 am

well, if you have a soft sampler and are really serious about it, you could go worse than vsl glass and stones but that's quite expensive and huge set. really unique sounding, though.

geoffrey · Post by **geoffrey** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 6:31 am

Thanks for the tip. The demos were nice. A bit more than I care to spend, but nice to know if I ever change my mind. Wish I could afford a real one! They are really cool sounding, ethereal, meditative, etc. The VSL one is sweet though.

z15 · Post by **z15** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:06 am

no problem - and yep, they sound awesome. they do cost insane amounts of cash though:
http://musicthing.blogspot.com/2005/07/ ... 19345.html

geoffrey · Post by **geoffrey** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:21 am

Hi again,
I didn't know Finkenbeiner was still doing it. The original owner died in a plane crash some years ago. Yes, the glass harmonica has been a lust of mine for years.(Ben Franklin thank you!) Hey even Mozart wrote a piece or two for one of these jewels.

Roman Empire · Post by **Roman Empire** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:43 am

zion15 wrote:no problem - and yep, they sound awesome. they do cost insane amounts of cash though:
http://musicthing.blogspot.com/2005/07/ ... 19345.html

How is this thing played??
I know about the guys touching the edge of the glass as an instrument, just like:

But isn´t this harmonica something different?

geoffrey · Post by **geoffrey** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:54 am

Yes, there are several hand made glass bowls on a spindle that turns. You play the different notes with moist fingers. See the link to one in a previous post. They sound really unique.

Glass harmonica samples?