Whats the most unusual instrument to be used in a rock band?
Some of these answerers definitely need to broaden their horizons. NOBODY can beat Tom Waits when it comes to unusual instruments. Below is a small selection of instruments featured on his many albums (some old, some found, some bought, some homemade). NOTE:These are actual instruments played more than once on whole songs/albums, not just a quick sample or one-off sound: – Boobams (tuned bongos constructed with a shell of natural bamboo – from small islands in the Pacific Ocean). – Swiss hand bells. – Bell Plate (A steel plate suspended with gut or heavy wire and played with a hard beater). – Pneumatic calliope (old circus instrument with 57 whistles). – Indonesian seed pods. – Brake drum (a suspended steel circle from a vehicle brake, producing a clear, penetrating tone when struck). – The Cümbüs (West African stringed instrument). – Estey pump organ (a weird little stand-up accordion operated by a foot lever). – Stroh violin (a violin with a horn appendage). – A Celeste (small set of
