Ben Elliott
@benelliottsound.bsky.social
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I play Dr. Seuss instruments.
https://www.youtube.com/@BenElliottSound
Discord: benelliottsound
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Oh wow. This is the first
#portfolioday
I've done on Bluesky! I won't waste too much of your time.
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over 1 year ago
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Today I'm talking about a little issue I have with the harpejji!
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2 days ago
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Today I'm doing a comparison between the original Muro Box, and the newer Muro Box Sublime!
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5 days ago
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The taishogoto is one of Japan’s coolest, but sadly most underrated instruments! Half keyboard, half guitar, with over a century of history to it in Japan that is almost entirely unknown to westerners.
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7 days ago
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Hi friends, this is going live in 30 minutes! I'd love for you to join me, if you can!
add a skeleton here at some point
9 days ago
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Hi friends, I am excited to announce that this Saturday, at 12:30PM pacific, is a new long-form video from me, which takes a dive into the taishogoto: Japan's incredible keyboard guitar instrument! I would be honored if you could join me for the premiere.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYLk...
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The Taishogoto: Japan's Keyboard Guitar
YouTube video by Ben Elliott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYLkKf_iRyA
11 days ago
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Today I'm taking a quick look at what the muro box can do!
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12 days ago
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Today we're taking a look at an incredibly cool, PLAYABLE music box, that can do just about any song!
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14 days ago
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Today I'm strummin' on the ole' harpejji...
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16 days ago
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These pan-flutes are MUTANTS!
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19 days ago
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Today we're taking a look at a silly little noise box!
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21 days ago
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Just how tough is the harpejji to learn?!
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23 days ago
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Today I'm looking at a particularly peculiar ocarina with buttons on it! Wonder if Link would use this? 🤔
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26 days ago
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Here's a little original piece I wrote for the claviola video I made. I narrated over it in the full vid, so here it is in its entirety!
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27 days ago
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Today I'm taking a look at a trio of terrific tin whistles!
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28 days ago
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Thank you for 5000! I appreciate everyone who's shown support in the past year and a half I've started doing this 'thing.' Lots of plans, and a big video coming up!
29 days ago
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This is the one thing the harpejji CAN'T do!
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30 days ago
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Guzheng.
about 1 month ago
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Today I'm feeling a little magical... So we're checking out the mark tree!
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about 1 month ago
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So... how many claviolas exist?
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about 1 month ago
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Today I'm putting my little electric harp here through some not-so little guitar effects!
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about 1 month ago
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Today I'm talking about a little particular thing I'm bothered by with the harpejji: it's noisy!
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about 1 month ago
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Today I'm comparing all the keyboard wind instruments I have, from cheapest, to most pricey!
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about 1 month ago
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Today we're talking about who actually MADE the claviola!
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about 1 month ago
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Today we're taking a look at the Andes 25F from Suzuki!
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about 1 month ago
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Today we’re testing one of the coolest tricks on the harpejji: using the separate bass and treble outputs to make the one instrument play two different sounds at the same time!
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about 1 month ago
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Today I'm comparing and contrasting a set of chime instruments I have!
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about 2 months ago
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A commenter requested I play Davy Jones' theme from Pirates of the Caribbean on my muro box! So I thought I'd go ahead and do it! Bit of a different style video today, aha.
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about 2 months ago
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Today I’m taking a look at a Japanese toy piano from Kawai! It’s a beautifully crafted acoustic instrument, designed like a miniature grand piano, but inside, it uses metal chimes to produce a soft, delicate sound!
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about 2 months ago
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Today I'm comparing two sets of taishogoto, and what they can do!
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about 2 months ago
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This is a muro box, a music box you can play, and today I’m showing you how you can get it to play basically any song imaginable!
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about 2 months ago
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The claviola is one of the strangest keyboard instruments ever made, but what type of articulations can you actually play on it?
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about 2 months ago
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NOBUO UEMATSU HAS A CLAVIOLA????????????
about 2 months ago
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Today we’re checking out a tongue drum, a unique percussion instrument that produces soft tones when you tap on it! But did you know it’s only about 20 years old?!
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about 2 months ago
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Today I'm looking into whether a harpejji can fill in the role of a keyboard!
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about 2 months ago
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Today we're looking at a muro box! A music box you can play like a piano!
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2 months ago
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Double rainbow near my house.
2 months ago
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Today I’m showing you how to upgrade one of the rarest musical instruments in the world: the claviola! With this trick, you’ll be able to use a melodica hose on it, and open up tons of new ways to make music!
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2 months ago
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Today we're taking a look at the whirling buzzer! A variant of an ancient instrument called a bullroarer!
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2 months ago
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Today I'm talking about something I DON'T like about the harpejji! Getting controversial...
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2 months ago
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Today I'm checking out the bass membrane clarinet! It's a totally unique 3D printed instrument, that gets INCREDIBLY bass, despite being tiny!
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2 months ago
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Today we're taking a look inside one of the rarest instruments in the world: the claviola! This thing is a real contraption! đź‘€
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2 months ago
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Today we're looking at a water whistle! It's a whistle... that works in... WATER?!
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2 months ago
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Walked away from my computer for 20 minutes, and came back to see it randomly restarting. I swear I have a gremlin in this thing.
2 months ago
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Last week I explored using a guitar pick on the harpejji! Today, let's see if we can sus out any cool practical uses for it, by doing some chugs!
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2 months ago
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Today we’re checking out the Banan-A-Synth, a banana-shaped synthesizer that lets you turn real bananas and other conductive objects into musical keys! It’s part synth, and part STEM project!
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2 months ago
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Hi friends! Just want to keep you up to date, I'm currently scripting out my second long-form video! It covers a pretty interesting instrument, and it's looking like it'll be longer than the claviola one!
3 months ago
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Today we’re checking out the ocean drum, a unique percussion instrument that can mimic the sound of waves and the ocean! By simply tilting and moving it, you can create incredibly cool water and rain-like sounds!
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3 months ago
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Today we’re testing something weird: using a guitar pick on a harpejji!
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3 months ago
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Has anyone ever gone to Vidcon? I just realized it's hosted at my local convention center, lol.
3 months ago
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Is mayonnaise an instrument? Frankly it seems redundant to ask, considering its prevalence in just about every music genre and medium out there, but sometimes you have to understand 1 + 1, before diving into quantum mechanics.
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