#1110796 added March 16, 2026 at 12:54pm Restrictions: None
Meet the Instrument: Glass Harmonica
Sometimes, instruments can be dangerous.
No, I'm not talking about whoever did the field testing to quantify how far one can throw a piano for the purpose of comparison. I'm not talking about cartoon characters dropping pianos out windows to squash hapless passersby on the sidewalk below.
I'm talking about the glass harmonica.
With a sound similar to a glockenspiel (see also, the "Meet the Instruments" section of "Pitched Percussion" ), it was invented by Ben Franklin in 1761. The glass harmonica fell out of popularity shortly after the turn of the century. According to the "Purported Dangers" section of the Wikipedia page, some people claimed the instrument caused madness.
I invite you to decide for yourself. Check out the two videos below. In the first, Korn used glass harmonica in their MTV Unplugged concert. They also use handbells, which makes it difficult to distinguish the glass harmonica, so the second video demonstrates the instrument by itself.
And below the videos, my goals for the week.
Instrumentally,
Michelle
Goals for 3/9/26 - 3/15/26
Work Goals Review work tasks list 3x per week - Pending. Advertising - Needs immediate attention! Budget - Pending Lease renewal - Pending, not urgent yet. In June, it'll be urgent. Writing Goals One review per week. - Pending. Add content to MichelleTuesday.com/author - Pending. Min 30 min/week on current novel - Pending Two short stories for "The Bradbury" - Pending. One themed blog post - Glass Harmonica. Current assignment for "26 Paychecks " - Done. Current assignment for "The Sprawling Ink Society" - Pending.for this week.
, also known as Michelle Tuesday, is a musician, educator and writer hailing from Columbus, Ohio.
