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- Wikipedia: Glass Harmonica
History, works, and modern revival of the idiophone, glass armonica, invented by Benjamin Franklin.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_harmonica
- Marimba.org
Lists marimbists, CDs, repartoir, concert schedule, and more.
www.marimba.org
- Play the Armonica
Try your hand at playing the glass armonica by clicking on the bowls of this virtual version of the instrument.
sln.fi.edu/franklin/musician/virtualarmonica.html
- Mouth Music.com
Links and information about trumps, jew's harps, and other forms of mouth harps.
www.mouthmusic.com
- Vibenet
Connection for vibraphone related information.
www.thevibe.net
- MHN Instrument Encyclopedia: Jew's Harp
Description of the instrument.
www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument/pages/jewharp_gnrl.html
- YouTube: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
performed on the glass armonica by William Zeitler.
youtube.com/watch?v=eQemvyyJ--g
- The Jew's Harp Page of Jarno Miettinen
Sound samples, images, and links.
www.angelfire.com/ia/japi/index2.html
- Xylophone Player
See the lego-robot xylophone player here!
www.wellesley.edu/Physics/Rberg/xylo.html
- Solo Vibraphone Discography
By Terry Gunderson.
wind.cc.whecn.edu/~gundet/Solo_Vibes/Discography.html
- World Musical Instrument Gallery: Kubing or Jaw harp
About one of the world's oldest forms of musical instruments.
www.asza.com/ikubing.shtml
- FolkWorld Column: Jew's Harps
Article about the instrument.
www.folkworld.de/7/jewsharp.html
- OpinionJournal: Founding Father of the Glass Armonica
Article about Ben Franklin's glass armonica and the current revival of the instrument due to the efforts of a master glass blower and a handful of dedicated musicians.
www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110004558
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