Experimental musical instrument 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 like a homemade mute for brass instruments such as bathtub plugs. Other experimental instruments are created from electronic spare parts, or by mixing acoustic instruments with electric components. The instruments created by the earliest 20th-century builders
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