Today, I’m thrilled to bring to you the functioning musical instruments by Ray Vincent that look like art and sound a little exotic, a little otherworldly, and a lot cool. Originally a musician himself, the Canada native has spent his life around music and nature. Now, he gets to put together his two loves, using local and exotic woods that inspire him to create new and interesting instruments for others to play.
“I have always loved creating new things and making music. Here I have combined those things to come up with new sounding specially created instruments. With lots of love and thought put into them as well as honouring nature through sound.”
His instruments include guitars, mandolins, ukuleles, hammered and mountain dulcimers, bouzoukis, and totally original inventions like this 20-stringed harp-like instrument. Most of his pieces can be made with a gorgeous Fibonacci-inspired nautilus-shaped back like the instrument above.
You can check out all Vincent’s gorgeous instruments on his website and in his Etsy shop. You can also check out videos of his lovely works being played on his YouTube channel.
All images property of Ray Vincent/Rootworks.
June 11, 2017 at 7:25 am
Beautiful. I’m particularly drawn to the nautilus ones.
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June 11, 2017 at 8:35 am
Aren’t they amazing? I really, really want one.
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June 11, 2017 at 7:27 am
Wow- they sound as good as they look🖤
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June 11, 2017 at 8:35 am
They do. He’s a true genius!
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June 11, 2017 at 7:48 am
That’s amazing, they are beautiful, creative, and they sound really good.
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June 11, 2017 at 8:36 am
And so original!
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June 11, 2017 at 8:48 am
Beautiful to look at and listen to. Amazing.
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June 11, 2017 at 10:02 am
Wow, these are so beautiful!
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June 11, 2017 at 10:57 am
They truly are!
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June 11, 2017 at 10:23 am
Uh oh! I already have a collection of guitars of various descriptions to which I shouldn’t really add any more. Now I can use the “but it isn’t another guitar, it’s art” excuse! Thanks for bringing this true artist to our attention. 🙂
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June 11, 2017 at 10:58 am
There you go! I like how you’re thinking! I will pass on your justification to my guitar-collector cousin who may also need a good excuse.
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June 11, 2017 at 10:48 am
Reblogged this on notewords and commented:
Musical art.
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June 12, 2017 at 1:07 am
Never heard or saw anyone playing that, Much more like a regular guitar.
sounds beautiful like the regular one’s
Thanks for sharing 🙂
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June 12, 2017 at 6:57 am
Glad you enjoyed it!
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June 15, 2017 at 11:35 am
Now that’s just cool!
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June 15, 2017 at 11:39 am
They really are amazing.
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July 5, 2017 at 9:41 am
Reblogged this on Owl Works – The Scribblings of M.T. Bass.
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