Part of doing what you love means that you get to become good at it. Some people even become really great at it. But there’s also a downside to it; the constant repetition of the same thing sometimes leads to what was once sharp becoming blunt.
I say this because Project AH A MAY was conceived to give two separate divisions of Yamaha a chance to work on a project devoted entirely to the other division. We already saw what Yamaha Corporation, which normally specializes on musical instruments, cooked up with the (√ ) Root motorcycle. This time, Yamaha Motor Corp., the division that makes the motorcycles, unveiled it’s creations, and for what it’s worth, these musical instruments are out of this world.
The first instrument is called the Fujin, a name derived from the God of the Wind in Japanese folklore. Basically, the Fujin is a large, circular two-person marimba that comes with wooden keys and rotates on a frame. Based on the video, the person in front is tasked to strike the wooden keys, acting in my head as the driver, while the person in the back rotates the keys, acting as the navigator.
I’m not exactly an expert in musical instruments but I do know that the sound created by the Fujin is incredible. It’s soft and delicate, like the kind of music you’ll hear in a spa.
The second instrument is called the Raijin. Like the Fujin, Yamaha evoked the name of Japan’s God of Thunder to depict this instrument. Basically, the Raijin is a confusing assembly of drums and cymbals that’s encased inside a globe structure. There are no seats inside this contraption and the performer pretty much has free reign to bang and smash whatever drum and cymbal that’s within his arm’s reach.
Visually, the Raijin looks stunning. The cocoon-like set-up bristles with energy that’s waiting to explode, kind of like what you feel when you wait for the clap of thunder moments after a lightning appears in the sky.
Yamaha Motor Co. Creates Two Musical Instruments As Part Of Project AH A MAY originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 26 March 2015 18:00 EST.
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