We will today have a look at a Musical Instrument that needs to be wet – none other than the Cristal Baschet. It is a musical instrument developed by two brothers Bernard and Francois Baschet in 1952 and having French origin.
Cristal Baschet is also known as Crystal Organ. Its range is mostly five octaves but varies from 3.6 to 6 octaves, made of a number of chromatically tuned Glass Rods. The musicians play the instrument by rubbing the rods with wet fingertips.
Metal rods are embedded in a heavy plate to form the elements of the instrument. Each metal rod is accompanied by attached glass rod. The metal rod’s length, weight and position at the equilibrium point determine the pitch of the sound produced. There are resonators similar to a loudspeaker
Watch a video by Rob Scallon taking us through the assembly and working of the instrument. Let us watch it.
