Behold the Glass Armonica, the Unbelievably Fragile Instrument Invented by Benjamin Franklin
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Behold the Glass Armonica, the Unbelievably Fragile Instrument Invented by Benjamin Franklin
We're all familiar with keyboard instruments. Many of us have also heard (or indeed made) music, of a kind, with the rims of wine glasses. But to unite the two required the truly American combination of genius, wherewithal, and penchant for folly found in one historical figure above all:
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