Continuous Pitch Wind Instruments
The Glissotar, a unique wind instrument by Glissonic, offers wind players new possibilities with glissando. It features a magnetic strap, Amaranth wood construction, and innovative design, winning awards for its revolutionary approach.
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The Glissotar is a unique wind instrument designed to offer wind players new possibilities with glissando. It features a magnetic strap for flexibility and is made of elegant Amaranth wood. The instrument allows for various playing styles and microtonality. The Glissonic family aims to revolutionize acoustic music with innovative instruments using a longitudinal slot instead of tone holes. The Glissotar won the First Prize and People’s Choice Award at the Guthman Musical Instrument Competition in 2022. Additionally, there are two models available: Glissotar Purpleheart and Glissotar Jam. The Glissotar is the result of eight years of development, resulting in a simple, durable, and reliable instrument. The inventors, Dániel Váczi and Tóbiás Terebessy, have dedicated years to its design and development. The Glissonic instruments offer a new approach to wind instrument design, allowing for unique playing techniques and sounds.
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6 commentsHere's a playlist of songs composed for glissotar: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHQMlBq9OKeXINkPCOrLy... (found at https://sonus.foundation/en/page/show/call-for-scores-new-pi...)
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There's also Charlie McMahon's Didjeribone which is very much sans reed
You'd have to take air out the back end and over the shoulder to connect to the "chanter" at mouth level and have full reach on the instrument.
But the diatonic scale of the traditional highland bagpipe induces an acoustic claustrophobia, and this would be an escape.
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