Yeah legit seems to be true, converting a natural structure into a musical instrument. Not a pipe organ though the rock formations certainly resemble an organ - its percussive like a xylophone or glockenspiel but with the vibrating pieces of the instrument being the mineral columns rather than wood or metal bars.
Which means its tuning will change as more and more limestone accumulates over the years.
Yeah I think it's closer to a xylophone than an organ... looks like they "respectfully" used rubber snubbers as the hammers,; instead of something noncompliant that would chip them.
It's been forever and a day since I've used the word xylophone in a sentence...
The name xylophone comes from two Greek words: xylon, meaning 'wood,' and phone, meaning 'voice. ' Scholars don't agree on the exact origins of the xylophone, but most agree that it originated in Asia and/or Africa, perhaps independently. It was originally made from pieces of wood placed on gourds and hit with spoons.
glockenspiel... been a while on that too. I forgot about it... and thought for a second it was a glass harmonica (but definitely not an ocarina) 😆😆😆
I came across the term 'lithophone' while searching for more details on the organ, so essentially a type of xylophone but with rock as the material. And there are a couple of other places in the world where natural formations and their resonances can be used to make music.
https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/culture/art/great-stalacpipe-organ-largest-musical-instrument/
Yeah legit seems to be true, converting a natural structure into a musical instrument. Not a pipe organ though the rock formations certainly resemble an organ - its percussive like a xylophone or glockenspiel but with the vibrating pieces of the instrument being the mineral columns rather than wood or metal bars.
Which means its tuning will change as more and more limestone accumulates over the years.
Yeah I think it's closer to a xylophone than an organ... looks like they "respectfully" used rubber snubbers as the hammers,; instead of something noncompliant that would chip them.
It's been forever and a day since I've used the word xylophone in a sentence...
glockenspiel... been a while on that too. I forgot about it... and thought for a second it was a glass harmonica (but definitely not an ocarina) 😆😆😆
I came across the term 'lithophone' while searching for more details on the organ, so essentially a type of xylophone but with rock as the material. And there are a couple of other places in the world where natural formations and their resonances can be used to make music.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithophone
Nice! Never heard of that but makes sense.
It's like they said about the moon "rang like a bell"...
Or Chuck Berry...fell so hard I heard bells ring 😆