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TIDBITS® MAKES MUSIC ON SOME

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by Kathy Wolfe There are lots of ways to make beautiful music on instruments other than the familiar ones. This week, Tidbits looks at some of the world’s more unusual instruments along with a few well-known ones.

• Atlantic City, New Jersey, is home to the world’s largest pipe organ, with seven manuals, or keyboards, and 33,112 pipes. Credited as the largest musical instrument ever constructed, it was built between 1929 and 1932 by Long Island, New York’s Midmer-Losh Organ Company at a cost of $350,000, and weighs about 150 tons. It’s in the midst of a 10-year, $16 million restoration project. If you want to take a tour of the organ at that city’s Boardwalk Hall, you will need to notch out 4 ½ hours.

• Another interesting organ is located deep in the Luray Caverns of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Its inventor Leland Sprinkle was a scientist and mathematician at the Pentagon who discovered that the cave’s stalactites produced deep resonating notes when struck. Over the course of three years in the early 1950s, Sprinkle tuned stalactites across 3 ½ acres to specific pitches using sandpaper. Rubber-tipped mallets were then wired to keys on the Great Stalacpipe Organ’s keyboard, so that they would strike the stalactites whenever the corresponding key was turn the page for more! played.

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INSTRUMENTS (continued): •The Fluegelhorn has its origins in the early 18th century, when it was a large semicircular hunting horn, essentially a bugle without valves, played by the “Fluegelmeister.” The modern instrument looks much like a trumpet, but with a much wider bell. It has a richer, mellower, darker sound than the trumpet, about halfway between the tones of a trumpet and a French horn.

•Benjamin Franklin invented an instrument called the hydrocrystalophone, which in simpler terms is known as the glass armonica. His armonica consisted of a series of glass bowls of graduated size floating in a tray of water. The varying sizes produced different musical tones based on the size of the bowl.

•A thin flat wooden frame with up to 50 strings stretched across its body is known as a zither. Five of the strings are used to play the melody with the remainder used for the harmony. The performer can pluck the strings with either his fingers or a special tool called a plectrum. The zither is common in Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, and southern Germany. An early form of the zither was found in the tomb of Chinese royalty dating back to 433 B.C. •The indigenous Australians of northern Australia developed the didgeridoo about 1,500 years ago, and it’s still in use today. The wooden cylinder measures anywhere from 3 to 10 ft. in length. The longer the didgeridoo, the lower the pitch. Aboriginal craftsmen look for hollow live eucalyptus trees, usually ones that have been invaded by termites that have attacked only the heart of the tree. The tree is cleaned out and the bark removed, then shaped into an instrument, with a rim of beeswax added to the mouthpiece end. A British medical study indicates that playing the didgeridoo helps reduce snoring and sleep apnea by strengthening muscles in the upper airway.

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•Oompah! Where would marching bands be without the sousaphone? Although many folks call it a tuba, this large 40lb. brass instrument that wraps around the player (who supports most of the weight with his or her shoulder) is more accurately called a sousaphone after its designer. John Philip Sousa, conductor of the United States Marine Band in the 1890s, and composer of “Stars and Stripes Forever,” was looking for an improvement to the era’s helicon, a narrower version of the sousaphone.

Sousa came up with a design that was submitted to Philadelphia’s J.W. Pepper Company, a design with the bell pointed upward. By the 1920s, the design had been changed to the bell pointing outward for better sound projection. In more recent years, the instruments have been manufactured from fiberglass to lighten the load.

•The hurdy-gurdy has been around since about the 12th century when it was known as the organistrum or symphonia.

It’s a three-stringed instrument with a wheel or circular bow that is turned by a crank. The strings are attached to keys and when the wheel rubs against the strings, it produces a sound similar to that of a violin. The large organistrum has a guitar-shaped body and long neck where the keys are set. The name hurdygurdy is often confused with the barrel organ or street piano played by street musicians. That instrument consists of barrels onto which perforated paper rolls are attached. Only a turning of the crank is required to play the barrel organ, with no musical skills required.

It’s the instrument seen in illustrations of an organ grinder and his performing monkey.

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July 8th is Video Games Day. However, September 12th is "National Video Games Day." So the only difference is that while gamers can celebrate on July 8th it is not recognized nationwide as a holiday. But Tidbits says go enjoy the game!

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● In 1811, London became the first city in the world to reach the milestone population of 1 million. ● You might think that hot dogs are a relatively recent food offering, but you’d be wrong. The first sausages were created more than 3,500 years ago when ancient Babylonians began stuffing spiced meat into the intestines of animals. ● If you hear the word “Bilbo” you might think of a famously adventurous hobbit, but a bilbo also is a finely tempered Spanish sword. ● Elvis Presley reportedly was worth $10 million when he died in 1977. ● Those who study such things say that after Paul Revere made his famous midnight ride, he billed the Massachusetts state house 10 pounds, 4 shillings to cover his expenses.

● In Western medicine in the 19th century, experts believed in a phenomenon called “maternal impressions,” which posited that what a pregnant woman looked at could influence the appearance of her child. This belief set off a rush of pregnant Parisian women heading to the Louvre to gaze at the lovely artworks, hoping to give birth to attractive babies. ● If you were at a certain street corner in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, on a certain day in 1962, you would have seen a startling thing: After plunging through the atmosphere, a 21-pound chunk of the Soviet Sputnik IV spacecraft made impact at the corner of Park Street and North 8th Street. ● Half of first-time marriages in Kentucky involve teenagers. ● If you’re like one-third of American men, you’d like a shot at hosting “The Tonight Show.” (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

•One of the world’s oldest musical instruments, the harp, was developed from a hunting bow. Pictographs of harps have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs dating back to 3000 B.C. The modern harp has a long hollow side called the column or pillar, in which are situated the rods that control the instrument’s seven pedals. The pedals allow for changing notes and switching keys. Because there are no “black keys” to help the harpist locate notes on the nearly 50 strings, the “C” strings are colored red and “F” strings are black.

The harp’s strings are made of nylon, gut, wire, or silk.

•The Jew’s harp isn’t a harp and it isn’t Jewish! Its proper name is “plucked idiophone,” and its small lyre-shaped metal frame is played by positioning it on the performer’s teeth. A bent metal tongue inside the frame is plucked by the player’s finger. Ancient frames “NATIONAL” WORDS (continued): dating back to the year 1400 have been • French: Chefs know what it means to found in aGermany.

One of Beethoven’s “french” food item. It’s a verb that means to cut into thin strips, like, well, french fries. music teachers, Austrian composer (And yes, that’s how the finger-friendly poand organist Johann Alberchtsberger, tato dish took its name.) Green beans are composed several concerti for the Jew’s another item commonly prepared in this manner.

Harp around 1765.

• Maltese: These tiny across spaniels are easy toand •Since 1998, folks Europe identify thanks to their long, silky coats. The Asia have been listening to the Vienna American Kennel Club groups Vegetable them with Orchestra, other “Toy a group of 11 Dogs” like Pugs musicians whoand play instruments carved Yorkshire Terriers. from fresh vegetables. They make Feline aficionados their instruments one hour before also use the term Maltese to describe each performance from the freshest cats that have a sivegetables possible, and play music on milarly silky, graycuke-o-phones, radish marimbas, carrot blue coat. bell This pepper trumpets, • flutes, Colombian: term means differentpumpkin things to different people, depending how youand basses, violins carved fromon leeks, get your “jones.”

Narcotics dealers may refer percussion instruments fashioned from to their products as Colombian, although the eggplant.

It is takes 90 Luckily, lbs. of the fresh actual source often about unknown. majority of prefer athe bit oforchestra, legal Colom-and veggies to uscreate bian, as in the coffee grown the South following the performance,in the group’s American nation. The prevalence of coffee cook all ofAmerica the instruments into a shopsthrows throughout is proof enough that many of us just can’t get along in the kettle of soup. morning without a hot cup of Colombian.

• Chinese: The generic term “chinese” now represents types of food that are very different from the meals that are (or ever were) served in China. That said, the same argument could be made about what we consider “American” food. Hamburgers? Ice cream?

Hot dogs? Pizza? Our national favorites seem to have originated everywhere except in the United States!

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CHOCOLATE-Y FACTS

In honor of Chocolate Day on July 7, Tidbits checks out the facts on this favorite confection.

• A small evergreen tree ranging in height from 15 to 26 feet is the source of cacao beans. The Theobroma cacao, native to Central and South America, produces seeds directly on its trunk rather than on branches. Each seed pod is about the size of a pineapple and holds between 30 and 50 seeds that have a very bitter taste until they undergo a seven-day fermentation process, which develops the flavor. In the ancient Mayan civilization, cacao beans were so valuable, they were used as currency. They were commonly counterfeited, with fakes fashioned out of painted clay.

• Christopher Columbus brought cacao beans back from what is now Honduras, presenting them to the Spanish king and queen who had financed his journeys.

The beans’ value was overlooked for years until fellow explorer Hernando Cortez also brought back a stash of the precious cargo.

• Milton Hershey was already a candy manufacturer specializing in caramels when, in 1894, he decided to start producing sweet chocolate as a coating for the caramels. Soon Hershey was producing milk chocolate in 114 different bars and other shapes. He chose a location in south-central Pennsylvania for his operation, which has grown into the largest chocolate manufacturer in North America.

• Hershey’s kisses came along in 1907, and today the company produces over 80 million kisses every single day. About one billion pounds of chocolate products are produced annually by Hershey’s.

• The U.S. chocolate industry uses about 3.5 million pounds of whole milk every day to produce milk chocolate. They also use 40% of the world’s almonds and 20% of the world’s peanuts. About 400 cacao beans are needed to make one pound of chocolate.

• Research indicates that dark chocolate has many health benefits, including reducing the risk of heart disease by onethird. Its antioxidants seem to reduce blood pressure, widen arteries, and promote healthy blood flow. Some experts claim that it boosts memory, attention span, and problem-solving skills. Dark chocolate’s flavonoids, a type of plant chemical, have anti-inflammatory properties and cell-protecting effects. It doesn’t take much to reap the benefits – a 1.4 oz. serving contains 536 mg of flavonoids, with research indicating that just 80 mg can produce a drop in blood pressure. But it’s only dark chocolate that has been shown to be beneficial, while milk chocolate, white chocolate, and other varieties are not.

• Per capita, folks in Switzerland eat the most chocolate, about 22 lbs. per person per year. Australians consume 20 lbs. each annually, and the Irish eat 19 lbs. per person. Even though the United States produces the most chocolate worldwide, the average American consumes just 12 lbs. a year. Some eat more than others – those who feel depressed seem to eat about 55% more than those who aren’t depressed.

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She replies, honey, you1948, know youPresident can’t do ● On July 19, 1779, Massachusetts a 4,000-man ● On“WellJuly 20, Harry Truman institutes a 2. What instrumentlaunches is often referred to as /9/56 both.” military draft calling for nearly 10 million men to register 1. The bassoon naval expedition consisting of 19 warships, 24 transport the “blues harp”? on 7/10/80 2. The harmonica 3.1,000 Name militiamen the instrument has been than to that capture a 750- within the next two months. Truman’s decision underlined ra 7/11/59 ships and3.more The accordion nicknamed the “squeeze box.” man British garrison on the Penobscot Peninsula.

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5. Which instrument the early predecessor of the modern-day clarinet?

at instrument is the political symbol of ● On July 18, 1914, convicted on meager evidence of and?

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military confrontation with the Soviet Union.

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● On July 14, 1974, U.S. Army Gen. Carl Spaatz, fighter pilot, dies in Washington, D.C., at age 83. In September 1947, Spaatz, an illustrious combat career behind him, was the right timelanded and the instrument Twenty-eight hours later, atCorrigan his plane inThis word named of staff of the independent U.S. Air means: Thethe abilityfirst to playchief or 3rdout, Quarter play2014 itself.” “Just got insing notes in tune which previously had been a unit of the Army.

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Differences: 1. Hair is different. 2. Foot is moved.

3. Starfish is moved. 4. Swim trunks are smaller.

5. Sail is different. 6. Pail is missing.

1. The bassoon 2. The harmonica The word pheta slice meant turi pheta slice and 3. Greek The accordion The Greek word pheta slice meant turi pheta slice and 4. The dulcimer 5. The chalumeau

ompletely different. Both instruments are played by means of a keyy is pressed, while pressing a key on a piano keyboard causes a felted

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