Daxophone

From Wikipedia...

The daxophone, invented by Hans Reichel, is a experimental musical instrument of the friction idiophones category. It consists of a thin wooden blade fixed in a wooden block (often attached to a tripod), which holds one or more contact microphones. Normally, it is played by bowing the free end, but it can also be struck or plucked, which propagates sound in the same way a ruler halfway off a table does. These vibrations then continue to the wooden-block bass, which in turn is amplified by the contact microphone(s) therein. A wide range of voice-like timbres can be produced, depending on the shape of the instrument, the type of wood, where it is bowed, and where along its length it is stopped with a separate block of wood (fretted on one side) called the "dax."



...and to give you even more of an idea of what kind of crazy shit this little guy is capable of...



...I might have to build myself one of these after my lute is completed. Oh yeah, I suppose I didn't mention this before, but I'm working on a lute. The resonator is almost done. I'm also finally getting around to learning how to play the trombone (for realz, none of this feedback trombone shit anymore).

Until next time.