Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Benjamin Franklin invented the glass harmonica, inspired by the parlor trick of playing music on water-filled glasses. The ...

Imagine an orchestra comprised solely of spinning glass bowls whose sighs echo like distant bells in a cathedral garden. This is the essence of the glass harmonica—a remarkable instrument that turns ...

In the modern day arena of Harvard Square, Vera Meyer plays the sounds of 200 years past. invented by Benjamin Franklin. The instrument very often does not ring *** bell, but its sound is captivating.

Benjamin Franklin once invented a musical instrument so strange and beautiful that people decided it might be driving them insane. Not metaphorically. Actually insane. The glass harmonica, Franklin’s ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Benjamin Franklin invented the glass harmonica, inspired by the parlor trick of playing music on water-filled glasses. The instrument gained ...

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