Music

How did I not know that an instrument like the Suzuki Andes 25F existed?

How did I not know about the existence of the Suzuki Andes 25F, an instrument that looks like a melodica…

…but sounds like a recorder or flute?

Here’s Suzuki’s official product video for the Andes 25F, and the only it could be more Japanese would be if it didn’t have English text:

(Also, I just learned that Suzuki trademarked the term “melodion”.)

It can be quirky…

It can be serious…

It can even be haunting, in a melancholic 1980s way…

Here are its innards

…and I’m thinking, “You know, with one of these, I could completely rule a Ren Faire!”

(It’s on my Amazon wishlist, in case you were wondering…)

 

Joey deVilla

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