The M.I.M. may sound a little boring, but it turned out to be fascinating, with over 10,000 instruments displayed. You were able to see them all used & hear the sound of each by some amazing gadget that played stereo sound through your headphones whenever you looked at the screen above the instrument, showing someone playing it. No controls needed just stand there & it happens.
Octo base, stands almost 9 feet high & the frets are held by pulling brass levers on top of the echo chamber.
Alice Coopers' stage outfit & guitar.
Marty Robbins outfit & guitar.
The crocodile face is made with different coloured shells perfectly inlaid into the wood.
Johnny Cashs' suit & guitar.
The piano John Lennon composed 'Imagine' on.
Carlos Santanas' guitar.
Elvis Presleys' army cloths & personal radio from the time of his posting in Germany.
Elvis Presleys' guitar.
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Roy Orbisons' hand written lyrics of 'Pretty Woman'.
His guitar.
One of the mass drums from the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
John Denvers' guitar.
A mechanised dance hall music machine from the 20s'. The accordians & saxaphones all played in unison with keys & buttons going up & down by themselves & there were a further 680 pipes of an organ playing behind the facade. Video below.
Video of the dance hall machine.
An organ grinders organ from Amsterdam.
The machine for punching the holes & producing pianola roles.
This piano is played by an expert & produces the master roll to make copies of for the pianola.
A long necked bird spotted on our most recent bike ride.
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New Airstreams are once again being produced.
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Video of the dance hall machine.
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