This recent Radio 4 documentary was one of the best things I've heard on the radio for ages (and one of the best titled programmes ever). It dealt with the strange story of the Glass Harmonica, an instrument that was actually outlawed in parts of Germany because it was considered dangerous to listen to. Benjamin Franklin invented it, Franz Mesmer used it to hypnotise people and Mozart even wrote a piece for it. it's got to be one of the weirdest (and least portable) instruments ever outside of Harry Partch's world. Sadly the doc isn't available to listen to online but there's tons of info at Wikipedia.
Anyway, here's a taster of what it can do. Spooky. Disclaimer - if you feel any ill effects after listening, don't sue us.
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