The Band by onewing

The Band

I am a bit late posting today because we have been out all day.

A few months ago the MFPIAC subject was musical instruments and I collected together six pictures of musical instruments to use in the theme. Unfortunately, as usual it was rather hectic here at the time and I never put the photos into a collage.

A few days ago I came across the photos again and decided to use them for my Friday people photo, so here they are.

Can anyone name all the instruments? Answers will be given tomorrow.
The last one has me stumped... didjaradoo ( spell check) ..piano accordian clarenet .. upside down wok.. Fiddle trumpet.. lol
December 9th, 2016  
The chap in the main shot looks to be having a full-on experience!
December 9th, 2016  
that bottom right hand corner has me stumped
December 9th, 2016  
Great collection Babs , I think I can name them.....Didgeridoo...Guitar....Piano Accordion.... Saxophone....Hang ( drum ) which we heard played in Port Douglas......a Stroh or Horn Violin which we heard played in Dublin, Ireland... Fantastic...Fav
December 9th, 2016  
What an interesting collage. I've never even seen some of them
December 9th, 2016  
Love it - fanatstic collage. So much of interest - firm fav!
December 9th, 2016  
Is that Willy Nelson in the top right. LOL....
Love the collage, so much fun.
December 9th, 2016  
@deborah63 It is Debbie, but just a look alike.
December 9th, 2016  
This is great Babs
December 9th, 2016  
Wonderful collage!
December 9th, 2016  
Wonderful collage.
December 9th, 2016  
Great collage, I've never seen anything like the instrument on the bottom right.
December 9th, 2016  
Super collage of interesting, colorful shots :)
December 9th, 2016  
A very interesting collage
December 9th, 2016  
Would have been a great entry, shame you missed the deadline
December 9th, 2016  
Great collage Babs
December 9th, 2016  
Fabulous collage. Love the main picture.
December 9th, 2016  
Super happy collage, so colourful!
December 9th, 2016  
What a great collage
December 9th, 2016  
very nice collage, lovely shots
December 9th, 2016  
Great shot of all the different instruments.
December 9th, 2016  
Eclectic and charming. The accordionist has a hint of Parisien cafe society about him.
December 9th, 2016  
A great collage of all the members of the band.
Our sun have a Didgeridoo.
December 9th, 2016  
Stunning collage full of wonderful images Babs such an eclectic mix of instruments would have been an excellent entry in that mfpiac- music challenge, look out for mfpiac-55 starting Sunday:)
December 9th, 2016  
Nice musical collage! The only ones I know are accordion and saxophone!
December 9th, 2016  
Interesting collection of folks in this collage.
December 9th, 2016  
What a great collection! Let me see....sax, accordion, guitar, I think the first one is a didgeridoo, then some sort of steel drum? The last one - bottom right, never seen anything like that before...
December 9th, 2016  
A great selection of musical instruments.
December 10th, 2016  
Every picture is great in itself
December 10th, 2016  
Great collage- I'm glad someone already spelled Didgeridoo because I couldn't attempt it! Top right- guitar, middle- accordion, lower right is new to me, so I can't name it (although I see someone has), Bottom middle hang drum (love the sound of those things!) and lower left saxophone. Well done collage!
December 10th, 2016  
@happysnaps Well done Valerie, you win a coconut.

I wonder if it was the same chap playing the hang drum (or handpan) in Port Douglas because he travels around Australia busking. We saw him in Melbourne. Here he is playing on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wonrRPr1oM4
December 10th, 2016  
@s4sayer You are right Margo, the accordionist was playing at a French style restaurant in Newcastle.
December 10th, 2016  
@stephanies Nice try Stephanie. You got most of them. I will tell you all what they are below, check out the next message and I will post links to some of the instruments too.
December 10th, 2016  
@olivetreeann Well done Ann, you guessed most of them. I love the sound of the hand drum (or handpan) too, it is quite magical. The one you didn't guess is the stroh violin. If you check out the next message I will post links to some of the instruments.
December 10th, 2016  
@julzmaioro @quietpurplehaze @cruiser @happysnaps @julienne1 @dorsethelen @deborah63 @cherrymartina @kwind @danette @merrelyn @seattlite @busylady @yorkshirekiwi @thistle @susiemc @craftymeg @bkbinthecity @jesperani @mittens @s4sayer @pyrrhula @pcoulson @loweygrace @golftragic @stephanies @busylady @ethelperry @olivetreeann Thanks everyone for your lovely comments. Valerie @happysnaps guessed them all correctly. Well done Valerie.

The instruments from top left to right are didgeridoo, guitar, accordion, stroh-violin, handpan (or hang drum), and saxophone.

Here are links to some of the instruments.
For our oversees viewers who haven't heard a didgeridoo here is what it sounds like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgwsGjRk61M

The handpan, or hang drum had a lot of people foxed too and it is a wonderful sound. Here is the same chap in the picture playing the handpan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wonrRPr1oM4

And the one that had most people fooled is a stroh-violin. Not the nicest sound in my opinion and here is what it sounds like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y82pYGUSMI8

December 10th, 2016  
So interesting to hear that stroh violin, thanks for posting the links Babs, it's not as clean and pure as a violin with a wooden surround that's for sure, but interesting to hear and see it all the same.
December 10th, 2016  
Great collage -- thanks for the links, as some are quite fascinating.
December 10th, 2016  
@stephanies Thanks Stephanie. The shroh violin does sound a bit scratchy doesn't it. My favourite sound is the handpan.
December 11th, 2016  
@taffy Thanks Taffy. I love the sound of the handpan. I had never heard it before until I took the photo of the busker in Melbourne.
We saw him at the shopping centre, not long after my daughter Zoe died and the sound of the music really filled my empty soul.
December 11th, 2016  
@onewing Thanks for the link Babs- that was interesting to listen to. So it looks like the "horn" part is actually an amplifier of sorts.
December 11th, 2016  
Great collage and all lovely shots. The last one is intriguing, never seen one.
December 13th, 2016  
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