Harp
Especially in the lower range
Vibraphone
Same
Theramin
Absolutely gorgeous in its own wobbley way. There is something profoundly soothing about this thing that I cant really explain but its otherworldy, almost utopic and chronotopic
Glass Marimba
Soft mallets
Bass Marimba
Extrapolating here but I cant see how it wouldn’t
Handpan, just so mellow sounding.
Get me a good Rhodes and I’m in bliss. A good horn section can squeeze a beautiful chord melody. And a bagpipe is what I send to my enemies.
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Oboe, and Bassoon.
Organ (powerful deep tones, not the high whistles)
Very bassy bamboo flutes
Cello and steel tongue drum
Steel tongue drum is so mystical to me. Amazing, relaxing sound.
Firstly, this assumes that “timbre” is a fancy word for “sound characteristics”. I would definitely have troubled defining it.
Piano.
For me no contest.
Rhodes
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Slut
Let my add a bit of love for the wurlitzer too :)
Zurna. Definitely Zurna.
I like the cello a lot.
Im a jethro tull fan and im not sure if that is why im partial to the flute or the other way round.
Yes!
Oboe.
Wow, you’re a monster! 😳
Church organ. The larger, the better.
…and playing Bach at almost deafening levels! I literally can (and will) sleep during a soundscape like this.
My favorites are eastern instruments that have a meditative quality, like the Indian tanpura.
Also whatever instrument this man is playing.
But I think above all I’m a fan of the American steel guitar. That wailing sound evokes nostalgia and melancholy like nothing else.
Bari sax
