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thing 11: the brass toad-o-phone

Today’s instrument is a recurved brass horn with a plastic reed made from a drinking straw from these instructions. It looks so pretty, but it’s my solemn duty to inform you that it sounds like this.

the brass toadophone

the brass toadophone (mouthpiece detail)

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  • I seriously seriously love your instruments.
    It’s awesomely inspirational that you’ve come up with a new one every day, and I have major respect for anyone who can have so much fun diving into the physics of music like that.
    I’ve never really explored sound making that much myself, though I love the physics of it.
    Maybe your posts will push me into this foreign realm of creation by the end of the month :-)
    Seriously. So cool.

  • this is awesome

  • shiny! i found the sound surprising. can’t wait to see what you make tomorrow. love all these instruments.

  • It does sound like a toad-o-phone!

  • I freakin LOVE how that sounds!!!

  • My 3 1/2 year old and I had a great time listening to all of your wonderfully creative instruments. He seriously LOVES the sound of this toad-o-phone. It made us both laugh a lot as we listened to it many times. Thanks!!!

  • oh man this is my favorite sound of all your sounds!!!!! write a composition!!!!!!!

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