Make yourself a lagerphone

@JudyEv (300441)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Dec

You can't play a tune on it but you can have a bit of fun 'playing' along if you don't play anything else.

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rsa101

@rsa101 (36651)

• Philippines

6 Dec

I've never seen this particular musical instrument before. I initially mistook your title for a phone until I looked closer and realized it was a musical instrument. I'm curious how it sounds, and hearing it played would be interesting.

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rsa101

@rsa101 (36651)

• Philippines

6 Dec

@JudyEv I tried checking on Youtube about it and there are a lot of vids that shows. I think that is unique for Australian to have this instrument.

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rsa101

@rsa101 (36651)

• Philippines

6 Dec

@JudyEv I see I guess we have similar local musical instruments like that but ours is like a round wire there those bottle caps are pierced and look like an improvised Tambourine.

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@JudyEv (300441)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Dec

It would be like shaking a bottle filled with bottle-tops. It's just a fun thing really.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (40258)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

6 Dec

I wonder just how drunk the guy was that invented it...

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@JudyEv (300441)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Dec

They were making do with what was available and there would have been plenty of bottle-tops around the place.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (426339)

• Switzerland

6 Dec

This is the first time that I hear about a lagerphone, interesting instrument.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (426339)

• Switzerland

6 Dec

@JudyEv That is what I thought.

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@JudyEv (300441)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Dec

It helps keep a rhythm going but of course can't give a tune.

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Kharla Jolly

@kobesbuddy (144427)

• East Tawas, Michigan

6 Dec

Goodness, you actually had a nice band playing music, very nice! What instruments do you play, Judy?

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@JudyEv (300441)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Dec

I used to play in brass bands and I taught piano but I don't play it any more.

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@JudyEv (300441)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec

@kobesbuddy The French horn is a difficult instrument to play. I'm impressed.

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Kharla Jolly

@kobesbuddy (144427)

• East Tawas, Michigan

6 Dec

@JudyEv I love playing the trumpet and French horn. But, I never owned a French horn. Piano, I love to play, but not professional simply an amateur.

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (12472)

• Raurkela, India

6 Dec

Lovely instrument. I didn't know about it. Are you getting ready for Christmas celebration?

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@JudyEv (300441)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec

We put up our outside lights today so that's a start. We have some decorations to put in inside too. And I wrote all my Christmas cards yesterday.

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@JudyEv (300441)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec

@aninditasen I'll do that when we've finished.

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (12472)

• Raurkela, India

7 Dec

@JudyEv Wonderful. Share the decoration with us.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (104956)

• El Paso, Texas

6 Dec

That's really kool. I'm not a musician so I really wouldn't know how to appreciate this.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (104956)

• El Paso, Texas

6 Dec

I remember watching the show The Beverly Hillbillies and on there Granny and the dad would play music on devices intended for washing clothes, I don't remember what they're called but it was funny.

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@JudyEv (300441)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Dec

There isn't much to appreciate. It's just a fun thing you can make a bit of noise with if you can't play anything else.

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@JudyEv (300441)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec

@rebelann A washboard is often used by folk groups.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (125129)

• Roseburg, Oregon

6 Dec

That is very interesting about the lagerphone.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (125129)

• Roseburg, Oregon

6 Dec

@JudyEv I did not.

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@JudyEv (300441)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Dec

It seems not many know of it.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (53001)

• Centralia, Washington

6 Dec

I would have loved to have heard you talented folks play those instruments. Your lagerphone reminds me of other homemade instruments, like the washtub fiddle.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (53001)

• Centralia, Washington

7 Dec

@JudyEv Saw music. Love that. And the didgredoo- however that is spelled.

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@JudyEv (300441)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec

Yes, the washtub fiddle is another one and the washboard whatever. You sometimes see that here in folk bands.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (272651)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

6 Dec

I haven't heard of it. Looks simple to make and use.

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@JudyEv (300441)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec

They are simple to make. This one takes less space as it comes apart.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (272651)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

8 Dec

@JudyEv That's good it's easy and comes apart taking up less space.

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Shiva

@Shiva49 (25543)

• Singapore

6 Dec

Interesting to know about them. It is a bit foreign to me though. However, music does not need language to make an impression.

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@JudyEv (300441)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Dec

It has its own internationality, doesn't it? Which is really lovely. It doesn't matter who you are, if you're a musician, you can make a connection with anyone.

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