According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the loudest (and largest) instrument in the world is the Boardwalk Hall Auditorium Organ. This pipe organ was built by the Midmer-Losh Organ Company, and is housed in the Main Auditorium of the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
- What is the loudest instrument family?
- What's the loudest brass instrument?
- What is the craziest instrument in the world?
- What is the world's quietest instrument?
What is the loudest instrument family?
If you guessed the brass family got its name because the instruments are made of brass, you'd be exactly right! This family of instruments can play louder than any other and can also be heard from far away (hello neighbors).
What's the loudest brass instrument?
Considered the oldest brass instrument in existence, the Trumpet was first created in around 1500 B.C. Not only this, but the Trumpet is also the highest pitched instrument of the brass family.
What is the craziest instrument in the world?
The 10 strangest musical instruments
- 1 The Great Stalacpipe Organ. ...
- 2 The Blackpool High Tide Organ. ...
- 3 The road that plays Rossini. ...
- 4 Musical ice. ...
- 5 The Cat Piano. ...
- 6 Aeolus Acoustic Wind Pavilion. ...
- 7 The Musical Stones of Skiddaw. ...
- 8 The Singing Ringing Tree.
What is the world's quietest instrument?
The guqin is a very quiet instrument, with a range of about four octaves, and its open strings are tuned in the bass register. Its lowest pitch is about two octaves below middle C, or the lowest note on the cello.
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Guqin.
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