Musical saw
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A musical saw, also called a singing saw, is a hand saw used as a musical instrument. Capable of continuous glissando, the sound creates an ethereal tone, very similar to the theremin. The musical saw
A musical saw being played.
A musical saw, without teeth
Flexatone
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The flexatone or fleximetal is a modern percussion instrument consisting of a small flexible metal sheet suspended in a wire frame ending in a handle. Used in classic cartoons for its glissando effect
Musical saw
…to mark the musical saw. "Flexaton" means "to flex a tone," in which the saw is flexed to change the pitch. There exists another instrument called Flexatone, so there has been confusion for a long time. Aram Khachaturian, who knew Shostakovich's music, included the musical saw in his Piano Concerto (1936…
Flexatone 2005