Pictures from the MIM.
This Sunday, a small group of students from our student chapter headed out to the Musical Instrument Museum in Scottsdale, Arizona. We met our tour guide Dave and kicked off the tour in the guitar section downstairs. The Musical Instrument Museum is home to one of the worlds only octobasses. This instrument can create a 16 Hz frequency, which is of course below the range of human hearing. We then traveled to the upstairs galleries where each section was branched off into separate continents. As we stepped into each country, Dave gave us a quick demonstration of different places in each country and the history behind some of the museums most treasured pieces. Included in this astounding collection are four, yes you read right, four guitars from the rock and roll king himself, Elvis Presley. After we toured the world upstairs we headed down the spiral staircase to the artist gallery. Inside the exhibits ranged anywhere from Taylor Swift to John Lennon and everything in between. Included in the arrangement, was another exhibit displaying one of the most famous guitar players in the world, Mr. Carlos Santana. The next stop was the astounding Mechanical Music Gallery. Here we found player pianos, mechanical zithers as well as mechanical music box cylinders that play themselves. Just next door was the experience gallery. This room offered a hands on experience in which we all partook in. I strummed the Burmese harp, while another student played the theremin and another struck the gong in the corner. At the end of the tour we ended up where we first began surpassing the conservation lab where the conservation and preservation maintenance takes place. As we left the building and ended our time at the museum, we all shared each of our different outtakes and favorite exhibits. All in all, you truly haven't gotten the full taste of Arizona until you have visited this true gem on planet earth.
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