Comments on: The Heavenly Sounds of the Glass Armonica https://www.damninteresting.com/the-heavenly-sounds-of-the-glass-armonica/ Fascinating true stories from science, history, and psychology since 2005 Sat, 14 Nov 2020 19:01:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: David Lewis https://www.damninteresting.com/the-heavenly-sounds-of-the-glass-armonica/#comment-23736 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:46:49 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=650#comment-23736 [quote]dmwit said: “What’s really DI is that second picture, and its disembodied anatomy drawn apparently at random.”[/quote]

Lol Nice call

]]> By: Wuzzle https://www.damninteresting.com/the-heavenly-sounds-of-the-glass-armonica/#comment-22493 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:58:37 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=650#comment-22493 [quote]Firinne said: “Actually, RE the lead thing: I believe the lead poisioning mostly affected only people who played the glass armonica very often (professional armonicists?). Evidently, the player must first regularly wet their fingers, and this opened up the pores in the skin… something like that.”[/quote]

Maybe some players used saliva, and injested it that way.

]]> By: a1c https://www.damninteresting.com/the-heavenly-sounds-of-the-glass-armonica/#comment-22436 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:51:47 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=650#comment-22436 Let’s not forget the Teleharmonium.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telharmonium

]]> By: wwzeitler https://www.damninteresting.com/the-heavenly-sounds-of-the-glass-armonica/#comment-11952 Sat, 20 Jan 2007 10:11:59 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=650#comment-11952 The theory that ‘glass armonica players got lead poisoning from their instruments’ is an urban legend. It is now well understoodthat you get lead poisoning by inhaling it or ingesting it, not by merely touching it. And more importantly, back in Franklin’s day, lead poisoning was very common. For example, stills for alcoholic beverages (like rum) commonly used lead tubing and fittings. So, were armonica players getting lead poisoning? YES! Like EVERYONE ELSE! But not from their instruments! (Which I consider damn interesting!) See http://www.glassarmonica.com/armonica/history/lead

]]> By: Firinne https://www.damninteresting.com/the-heavenly-sounds-of-the-glass-armonica/#comment-11817 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:32:21 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=650#comment-11817 Actually, RE the lead thing: I believe the lead poisioning mostly affected only people who played the glass armonica very often (professional armonicists?). Evidently, the player must first regularly wet their fingers, and this opened up the pores in the skin… something like that.

]]> By: someoneisinterested https://www.damninteresting.com/the-heavenly-sounds-of-the-glass-armonica/#comment-8430 Tue, 05 Sep 2006 11:46:08 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=650#comment-8430 The Armonica is a very interesting device indeed!

But still, it is more cool to watch someone playing the Wine Glasses put and attached separately upright on a table. Maneuvering the hands over all glasses to play the tune is VERY eye catching.

Now THAT’s interesting to watch!

]]> By: Secret Ninja https://www.damninteresting.com/the-heavenly-sounds-of-the-glass-armonica/#comment-8413 Mon, 04 Sep 2006 00:08:28 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=650#comment-8413 Anytime I see anything about Ben Franklin, I think about his most excellent quote…

“Hunger is the best pickle”

]]> By: ChrisRuin https://www.damninteresting.com/the-heavenly-sounds-of-the-glass-armonica/#comment-8401 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 03:42:02 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=650#comment-8401 Any instrument can sound like a screeching cat if one doesn’t know how to play the damn thing. For proof I have over half of the promos I get for review on my web site. I’m into really extreme heavy metal, but even for me a lot of it is downright awful. However, liquid and glass based instruments do exist, my former guitar teacher’s band used to do a “beer bottle concerto” at each of their shows. Damn f’ing interesting!!

]]> By: SmartChild https://www.damninteresting.com/the-heavenly-sounds-of-the-glass-armonica/#comment-8399 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 01:27:00 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=650#comment-8399 Thanks Mark

]]> By: howlinhobbit https://www.damninteresting.com/the-heavenly-sounds-of-the-glass-armonica/#comment-8392 Sat, 02 Sep 2006 15:57:29 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=650#comment-8392 “The only vaguely plausible claim of negative effects, made in more modern times, was that the materials used in creating the glass armonica would cause lead poisoning to those who played it. However, these claims are pretty wild with no proof – merely handling lead objects does not cause lead poisoning, and back in the day people often died of lead poisoning, whether they played armonica or not.”

It’s damn interesting that the company that is making modern ones makes a point that they are “made from Pure Quartz (fused silica) and contain no lead.”

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