The glass harp is a musical instrument made of upright wine glasses. It is played by running moistened fingers around the rim of the glasses. Each glass is tuned to a different pitch by filling the glass with water until the desired pitch is achieved. If you’ve always wanted to play, here’s your chance: The […]
And Vinyly is a company that will produce a limited edition run of vinyl records containing your ashes. How it works: Basic Package: Up to 30 Discs Includes Standard R.I.V artwork with your name, d.o.b. & d.o.d. on cover & labels. The audio must be supplied by you. This can be music, a vocal recording
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Like many aspiring rock stars, Jared Gutstadt, 32, used to split his life in half. He held down a day job editing television shows for clients like Disney, MTV and VH1. He kept his nights free for what he really wanted to do: make music, reports CNNMoney. That changed two years ago, while Gutstadt was
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PSFK: Dr. Dhanni Gustiana is a dentist from Java, Indonesia who has modified a regular drill to play music. Gustiana’s instrument is especially designed to calm younger patients down, and also features flashing lights and cute rubber toys that can be placed on the drill’s head. Patients will be able to hear the music louder
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You know what they say: It’s never too early to bias your children’s musical tastes. The Ritmo Advanced Sound System is a prenatal music player. It allows you and your baby to share the same music. What’s next? A video player that projects movies onto the skin of the mother’s belly? Update: My wife says
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Although it has a genetic component, most believe that perfect pitch — or absolute pitch — is a primarily a function of early life exposure and training in music, says Takao Hensch, professor of molecular and cellular biology at Harvard. Hensch is studying a drug which might allow adults to learn perfect pitch by re-creating
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What’s rock and roll without someone smashing their guitar at the end of the performance? If an inventor in New Zealand has his way, future guitars will be indestructible. These type of guitars could potentially be commonplace around the world. Oh yes, and they’ll be 3D printed to your exact specifications. The Guardian has more:
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FunkyDiva is a digital jukebox, loaded with over 12,000 songs to suit all tastes of music. The company operates as a network of independent partners who run their own jukebox-for-hire business locally under the FunkyDiva brand. The customers who have hired a FunkyDiva from one of their local partners/distributors for their party were extremely happy
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Sally Arnold plays classical music for her clients, while they work, to help unlock their minds and to encourage them to think differently. Mozart, Bach, Brahms and Schubert are helping Australian business leaders lift sales figures, develop new products and resolve problems in the workplace. And if it were up to entrepreneur Sally Arnold, who
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Hollywood Reporter: Elvis Presley is still dead, but he’s making some comeback performances soon. Digital Domain Media Group, creator of the “holographic” Tupac Shakur at Coachella, has announced an exclusive deal with the Core Media Group to jointly produce a series of “virtual” Elvis likenesses for a range of entertainment projects. According to Digital Domain,
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