Percussion Plethora: WATERPHONE (a.k.a. "Ocean Harp"), bowed on a LAZY SUSAN

2 years ago

WATERPHONE: The classic "horror/mystery/suspense" percussion instrument, instantly recognizable for its ethereal/haunting sound, the result of (usually) bowing its bronze rods (of different lengths/diameters), which protrude from the rim of its stainless steel resonator bowl. Also has a cylindrical neck (to fill the device with water); moving the instrument side-to-side while bowing (or striking) its rods and/o bowl affects the water inside, producing the waterphone's signature "vibrant/ethereal" sound. In this vid, I'm bowing it on a LAZY SUSAN, lol. There is no water inside (and you're hearing it totally "dry," with no effects added).

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