What's your favorite unconventional non-percussive musical instrument?

Don't say mayonnaise or horseradish or any other condiment, because that'd be classified as percussive. Anyone can bang two sticks together and call it music. I'm more talking about an instrument that can play an actual note. Can be electronic (but not completely a digital DAW/vst).

I think my favorite is maybe a hurdy gurdy? Those things are so interesting. Theremin + Tesla Coil is also really interesting (no, Edison did not invent the Theremin... Theremin did, and like 99% of the things attributed to him, he didn't invent it at all... goddamn thief)

I'm going to build a sstc tesla coil and have it play music (I have the skills to do so) but I don't have access to a theremin... could build one, it's mostly just a rod and some capacitors, but eh.

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UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M

Does a whamola count as a percussive instrument? :?

TetrisGuy · 26-30, M

@UndeadPrivateer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhsgY4kh_8E This? it looks more string-like.

Also I'm more referring to the percussion that is more beat-based than note-based. Instance IFL the tubular bells. It's percussion but you can play notes with it, same with marimbas/glockenspiel family.

UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M

@TetrisGuy That is indeed it. It's considered a bass instrument. Pretty neat and I really like the sound it creates. I've seen Les Claypool use one in concerts and he does some pretty incredible things with it.

TetrisGuy · 26-30, M

@UndeadPrivateer It sounds pretty interesting!