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Glassonic is a music company based in Budapest, Hungary that build pitch fluid wind instruments. The company was founded by Dániel Váczi and Tóbias Terebessy.
These instruments have a similar mechanism to the 'moe series built by Bart Hopkin.
Instruments
The glissonic company developed a number of slide instruments including a slide clarinet, flute, tarogato/ saxophone, various brass instruments as well as a double reed oboe like instrument. Each of these instruments uses the same interface, a magnetic slide. Development of these instruments seems to have ended in preference for further development of the glissotar.
Magnetic slide
Each of the Glissonic instruments uses a flat slide made from a magnetic strip that seals itself against the body of the instrument.
Glissotar
The Glissotar is a slide tarogato that uses the glissonic signature system of using
Flutes
Clarinet
NOTES
Official website 1)
Youtube channel features their instruments 2)
Tobias is the musical instrument maker for the Bélaműhely Sound Art Group.
Bélaműhely Sound Art Group Website 3)
