Rock Gongs

[pandacracker]

Found this on youtube

I've heard about the acoustic qualities of rocks but never heard a good example of it, until now.

 

[James_H]

I once had a go on a lithophone at the Portland sculpture trust. Stone can be very resonant.

Here's some someone made out of bits and bobs:

Here's one in Vietnamese folk music

You might consider crossposting the original video into the 'ancient instruments and music' thread.

 

[skinny]

Some of the percussion on this track is produced on stones still in situ as they have been since the gods placed them aeons ago. See if you can pick which.

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