Behold the Yaybahar: An Acoustic Instrument That Creates Synthesized Sounds

Here’s a musical interlude for your Wednesday afternoon: Turkish designer Gorkem Sen created an instrument with strings that vibrate through coiled springs into drum panels, creating a variety of different sounds.

The Yaybahar is actually able to make what seem like digital noises without any amplification, digital equipment or electricity. Check out Sen’s invention in the video clip below.

— Posted by Donald Kaufman

Yaybahar by Görkem ?en from Olgu Demir on Vimeo.