Benjamin Franklin Invented a Musical Instrument. People Said It Drove Them to Madness.

Benjamin Franklin invented the glass harmonica, inspired by the parlor trick of playing music on water-filled glasses. The ...
WHYY

Franklin’s glass harmonica sounds again in Philly production of ‘Written on Skin’

Friedrich Heinrich Kern plays a version of the glass harmonica called the verrophone for Opera Philadelphia's production of "Written on Skin." (Emma Lee/WHYY) On Friday, Opera Philadelphia will ...
The Guardian

Hey, what's that sound: Glass harmonica

Ever wondered what 37 different-sized wine glasses would sound like if they were played? Well, so did science boffin Benjamin Franklin in the mid-1700s What is it? The glass harmonica, or "armonica", ...
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Ben Franklin Invented a Musical Instrument. People Said It Drove Them to Madness.

"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. If you could bring Benjamin Franklin back for one day and ...