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Cool(d) Ice Ensemble

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Here a few pics of some of the instruments used by the Ice Ensemble in Jukkasjärvi, northern Sweden.

Apparently they can only take an audience less than 150, otherwise it gets too hot and the instruments start to melt.

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Sound clip of the Ice guitar:

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Cool(d) :)

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I'm not sure if I want to admit to the Swedish part of my bloodline, now! :lol:

Actually the guitar sounds pretty good. Hollow body?
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They had some of that on our TV several years ago. I was most impressed by the ice xylophone.
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What is the warranty on those things?
Pretty cool.
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myrddinemrys wrote:What is the warranty on those things?
Pretty cool.
Think you need to live north of the polar circle for the warranty to be valid :D

Organ pipes seem to work as well

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The Ice Hotel.

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