Guest Gary C Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8075223.stm Until now, no one had a clear idea of what this instrument looked or sounded like. But researchers at Edinburgh University developed a system that enabled them to design the Lituus from the best guesses of its shape and range of notes. The result was a 2.4m (8ft) -long thin straight horn, with a flared bell at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capsaicin Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 lol cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ezkerraldean Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 i bet the ancient egyptians had awesome drum machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba69 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 that clip is cool. I was just about to make a topic about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Dead Can Dance used to rebuild ancient instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 i bet the ancient egyptians had awesome drum machines. I think Egyptian Lover has proved that point very nicely already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Etch Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Flared Bell.... lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 sounds awesome, despite the bum notes every now and then, hehe. would be pretty good for ambient music imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehauntingsoul Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I don't understand, if nobody's ever heard it, and there are no pictures of it and they have no clue what it looks like, how did they 'recreate a forgotten instrument'? Would it not just be inventing an entirely new instrument? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essines Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 there could have recorded data as to how it sounded, how it created said sounds, perhaps even a description, but some kind of information on the sound it makes and an idea of how such a sound is produced they could probably figure something out. i don't know, i watched the vid and that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thanksomuch Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 toot! toooooooot! toot toot toot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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