Glass Armonica Musical Glass Percussion Instruments

Photograph from the collection and information about the instrument made by Benjamin Franklin and used by German physician Franz Anton Mesmer in his practice.

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• Bakken Library and Museum: Glass Armonica - Photograph from the collection and information about the instrument made by Benjamin Franklin and used by German physician Franz Anton Mesmer in his practice.
• G. Finkenbeiner Inc. - Glass harmonica maker. Includes history, audio samples, glass armonica and links.
• Thomas Block Glass Harmonica - A soloist who specializes in this rare instrument, manufactured by Gerhard Finkenbeiner.
• Yatri - Glass armonica player. Profile, audio samples, CD musical glass ordering, percussion and instrument information.
• Benjamin Franklin and His Glass Armonica - Includes photographs, video, and playable interactive armonica.
• Cecilia Gniewek Brauer - Profile of the armonica artist, the history of glass armonica the instrument, information about her school programs, performances, glass armonica and CD.
• William Wilde Zeitler for the Glass Armonica - Glass armonica performer, composer, and recording artist. percussion Includes a history of the instrument, audio, video, percussion news articles, bibliography, and links.
• Dennis James Interview: Glass Armonica Project - The Cristal: Glass Music Through the Ages CD glass armonica he made with Linda Ronstadt, glass music history, glass armonica and techniques.

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