Experimental musical instrument development of new instruments. Besides producing instruments themselves, these organisations also run active artist-in-residence programs and invite artists for developing new art works, workshops, and presentations. Yearly the Guthman Instrument Competition takes place at Georgia Tech. Experimental musical instrument An experimental musical instrument (or custom-made instrument) is a musical instrument that modifies or extends an existing instrument or class of instruments, or defines or creates a new class of instrument. Some are created through simple modifications, such as cracked drum cymbals or metal objects inserted between piano strings in a prepared piano. Some experimental instruments are created from household items
Herbert Flam in 1950, beating Bill Talbert and Gardnar Mulloy before losing to Arthur Larsen.. At Wimbledon 1951 Flam beat Frank Sedgman before losing to Dick Savitt in the semi finals.. In 1952 Flam beat Mulloy and Vic Seixas before losing in the semis to Jaroslav Drobny.. In the 1956 Australian Championshops, Flam beat Ashley Cooper before losing in the semi finals to Ken Rosewall.. At the 1957 French championships Flam beat Mervyn Rose in a five set semi final before losing easily to Sven Davidson in the final.. At the U. S. championships, Flam beat Seixas before losing to Cooper in