The Oomphalapompatronium is a musical instrument developed and built by Leonard Solomon. It’s a wind-powered organ made of PVC pipe, belts, bladders, and bottles. Enjoy Solomon’s rendition of “Shortnin’ Bread.”
Get a closer look at the Oomphalapompatronium in an earlier video. -via Laughing Squid
Solomon has plenty of homemade instruments he designed. Want to hear them?
Check out Solomon’s Majestic Bellowphone, the instrument that made him famous.
The Callioforte.
The Gahoon. Solomon didn’t invent this one, but he built it.
The wine glass drone. The name he uses is much longer. It’s connected to the Callioforte and provides the medieval drone sound.
Solomon throws everything he can find in his workshop together here, which he calls his “Ensemble,” to play the Light Cavalry Overture.