Aquavina-Anyone heard of this instrument

Subject: Aquavina-Anyone heard of this instrument
From: cnd
Date: 09 Oct 15 - 04:50 PM

So I was just browsing around on the web and I stumbled upon an article about an instrument called an "Aquavina." It's essentially a mountain dulcimer with a water-resonater. I'd love to hear one in action, but I couldn't really find any good videos of it. Anyone know some songs with one?

Here's the only real video I could find on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vvoqiBj5FQ

Subject: RE: Aquavina-Anyone heard of this instrument
From: GeoffLawes
Date: 09 Oct 15 - 07:06 PM

This is what Wikipedia says https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Dudon

Subject: RE: Aquavina-Anyone heard of this instrument
From: GUEST,#
Date: 09 Oct 15 - 07:13 PM

Thanks to GL's link, have a boo at the following.

http://windworld.com/bart/invented-instruments/lutes-aquavina/

Neat find CND.

Subject: RE: Aquavina-Anyone heard of this instrument
From: Bert
Date: 09 Oct 15 - 09:08 PM

I don't care where the water goes, if it doesn't get into the wine.

Subject: RE: Aquavina-Anyone heard of this instrument
From: cnd
Date: 09 Oct 15 - 10:40 PM

So I found a little more.

The instrument maker himself (Jaques Dudon) has a song called Naïades, which you can hear here: http://www.jango.com/music/Jacque+Dudon

That's all I've found for now.

Subject: RE: Aquavina-Anyone heard of this instrument
From: GUEST,open mike
Date: 10 Oct 15 - 01:40 PM

the sound is sustained when bowed.....

Subject: RE: Aquavina-Anyone heard of this instrument
From: cnd
Date: 10 Oct 15 - 07:46 PM

Right Mike, I forgot to mention: the first link up above was plucked (obviously) and that second song was bowed.

Subject: RE: Aquavina-Anyone heard of this instrument
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 11 Oct 15 - 08:24 AM

Sounds good but guess it's just one he made himself and made up the name to go with it.
At Loanhead Music Festival every year they have a competition for making playable instruments out of recycled materials, some of which have some similarities to this.
Then the was the orchestra in S America of instruments made out of scrap metal, and there's a guy who busks in Dublin on a sort of banjo made from an old Castrol gallon oilcan

Subject: RE: Aquavina-Anyone heard of this instrument
From: cnd
Date: 11 Oct 15 - 10:39 AM

Yes Tattie, he did make it up himself. It was made by Jaques Dudon, who has made numerous instruments using water with the sound. He has several other interesting concept instruments he's made. For example, he has one that uses waves of light in certain positions to make music, called "disque photosonique."