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"I discovered in my research leading to the Cristal Baschet that in the 18th
and 19th century scientists were so busy with electricity and steam that they
totally forgot to work for music, except Franklin. So I said to my brother
Bernard, with all these ideas to make sound, why don't we make a kind of a
musical instrument that is 50% sculpture and 50% acoustical improvements. . The
muscles in the fingers create the sound directly on the Cristal rods. This is
similar to how the vocal muscles produce the singing voice.
The aim in my life is to make people happy. I have noticed that people who
play the Cristal Baschet are in general very happy. When we make a concert,
after the concert is over the audience cannot stand up because they are
enchanted by the sound. I think that it is a kind of magical effect on the soul.
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Francois Baschet (1920-), Co-Inventor with brother Bernard Baschet of the
Cristal Baschet
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