Wilfried I'd love to hear more about what happened. And Art's yarns about his lunch-box dulcimer would be a real treat too!

A backyard batphone would make an quite the impression on my neighbours, that's for sure. Those drums made out of old oil barrels too. Hmmmm ... maybe I'll wait to hear how yours like it, RangerSteve! "Trash Music" strikes me as a community endevour, maybe that's one reason why!

My son made a "copperphone" for high school music project once, using various lengths of plumbing pipe, fishing line and a wooden frame. It actually sounded quite pleasing! Cutting the pipes the exact length required to create pitches that are "in tune" with one another presented quite the challenge, though. That's where sites like "Trash Music" might come in handy.

Rev that's so funny! I googled for a couple variations of "edible musical instruments Scandinavia" but no go. :-(

Andres I wish the site you linked us to was in English. Trash and Humor and Music ... sounds intriguing! Now here's a simple example of what I think Khan meant by "developing music in one's personality". I'm going to apply the principles of musical harmony to "change keys" (ie subjects) in this discussion smoothly, without "distressing" my listeners (hopefully, anyway). I'm going to use my experience with the *AARRGGHH language barrier* at your link as the perfect "pivot chord" to modulate this "key change" ...

   See what great benefits a spiritual tradition using Music as it's model (or vehicle) of instruction and expression, even "initiation" would have! Music communicates truth while transcending barriers of language and culture. If Truth were transmitted musically, unlimited by language or words it could no longer be "misunderstood", argued with, warred over or just plain discounted because of "religious" or cultural differences.

And the meaning, the inspiration, the benefit that these "Musical Truths" would convey to each and every recipient would be unique. Custom-tailored for each one's particular set of needs, desires and level of understanding. There would be no more need for external religions acting as the "middle man" between human beings and the divine. And no more opportunities for "middle men" to mess with that Truth for their own purposes. What a great spiritual leap forward for mankind that would be!

I very highly suspect that the answers to all of the mysterious "secrets" of creation, the mechanics of the Universe and the keys to managing Life itself -- how to live effectively, "harmoniously" with ourselves, with Nature, with each other -- are to be found in Music ... it's "sacred" forms and mathematics and structures and physics, it's psychology and philosophy and sociology, it's genesis and production and uses and effects upon both the individual and collective "psyche".

ANd that ain't no Trash!

daylia