Maybe music is something thatis mused and a musical instrument is
something for musing with.*
I've never understood why 'music' is specifically sound...
Chi

*Don't ask me to define musing! Especially with an Aeolian Harp.

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> It's kind of like defining music itself. One definition I've heard is that
> music is organized sound. That's all well and good, but then an audio book
> is music. I think something becomes music when the intention is to create
> music. This of course doesn't address the question of whether or not it's
> GOOD music.... So, similarly, I think an object becomes an instrument by
> intention. If you're using it to create music, then it's an instrument. I
> suppose that perhaps another factor that could apply is if someone is
> playing it. By definition, an instrument is something that is
> used/manipulated. Please don't mention Aeolian Harp.... you'll only destroy
> all my careful reasoning...
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>>I was musing on issues regarding instruments that are semi found.
>>For example, one may buy a object that is not intended for sound or at the
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> very least not "music" and choose to mount it on
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>>a wood frame or a stand to make it "more playable".
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>>-Does this THEN become an instrument?
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>>Most musical instrument collectors that I know, most folks on this list
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>>Many people own things like car horns, boxing bells, fishing reels,
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> typewriters and other things that are used in a musical
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>>light, despite their creators intention. -Let's not even get into Cicuit
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> Bending, which is a whole other kettle of bananas with
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>>regards to bypassing design intention.
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>>Conceptual questions abound...
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>>If I have a boxing bell and mount in on a nice board did I make an
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>>I once found a old pinball machine, took out the dinger, rewired it on a
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>>it stands straight up and also looks nice for display.
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>>-Did I make an instrument or did I just make an art piece?
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