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New Musical Instrument - Electric Bat

Valadius Aug 12 2009 06:58 AM

Has anybody else heard about this guy yet? His name is Glenn Donnellan, a violinist in the National Symphony Orchestra, and he created a musical instrument out of a baseball bat. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n9LXHrzOVYA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n9LXHrzOVYA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> He's hitting the national anthem circuit at MLB games, it seems like. Pretty cool, if you ask me.

sharpie Aug 12 2009 07:01 AM

It's a Derek Jeter model bat. Pass.

Frayed Knot Aug 12 2009 07:08 AM

But Jeter bats always play such beautiful music ... and they never warp or become out of tune even when wet from a soft rain. Besides, the Mets don't have any electric bats at this time.

Rockin' Doc Aug 12 2009 11:19 AM

Frayed Knot - <i>"Besides, the Mets don't have any electric bats at this time."</i> Painfully true and a BOC nominee for August.

Gwreck Aug 12 2009 11:39 AM

It's been done already. John Fogerty not only wrote the worst song of all time, "Centerfield," when he performs it in concert, he plays it on a baseball bat guitar. No, seriously. I couldn't believe it when I saw it the first time.