Mine’s a bit of a strange one…
Music box or anything celeste-like
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A singing saw, love the ghosty sound of it.
Cello. No idea why. Yo-Yo Ma slays me.
The sax
The music video for Baker Street is like a 1970s time capsule
Begins to play Yakety Sax
Wait no, not like that.
I played Alto in school, never really got into it. Then switched up to baritone, loved it.
Hammond organ played well really makes me feel warm to the core
There is a great Spotify playlist for the Hammond.
Link, please
Oh, this is great. Thank you very much.
You’re welcome
The oboe 🤌🏽💋
One of my more decent pieces has an oboe and a horn duet as the melody. The oboe is such a unique and beautiful sounding instrument that pairs well with many more softer instruments
Pipe Organ. The only instrument with the versatility of an orchestra at your fingertips. It can make the room shake or fill it with quiet whispers.
Sadly, Churches are one of the few places, in the US at least, where you can hear the organ regularly. Ones that can afford to maintain such a large instrument and pay an organist.
Synth
Marimba
one of my friends rents one and played a few pieces for me. it was like existing outside of the rest of space and time. he’s really good at it and it just sounds magical
otamatone
I have three.
Piano -> Violin -> Cello
French horn, for sure. You’d be surprised at just how prevalent it is in music.
If it’s got strings, it’s good. This includes piano.
Harpsichord. Almost forgot about that one. when Tori Amos breaks out the dual piano/harpsichord, great things happen.
Do synthesizers count?
I find the speculum to be excellent at letting me see deep inside myself. Instruments like ribcage spreaders are too infrequently used to count I think. A good seasonal look with the speculum could save you a lot of heartache.
Oh man a nice cold speculum, nothing better