The home of invention

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TEL053-451-1128http://www.gakkihaku.jp3-9-1 Chuo, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu 430-779007■Hours: 9:30̃17:00■Closed: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month, New Year, and irregularly for facility inspections, etc. ■Admission: Adults: \400, high school students: \200, free for junior high school students and younger, and 70 and above. ■Parking: 4 busesHamamatsu Museum of Musical InstrumentsUpon entering, you are welcomed with the sound of beautiful music. This is the demonstration of exhibited instruments that is held regularly throughout the day. The instrument that you can hear playing is the first piano in the world, which has been restored. According to the pianist, replacing the plucked strings of the harpsichord with those that are struck by hammers meant that notes of different volume could be played, giving birth to what was at the time the revolutionary "piano". This was dubbed the pianissimo, meaning that it could also be played quietly. You can learn about the subsequent evolution and changes in pianos from the great collection here, including the “square piano” which looks just as its name suggests, and the "cabinet piano" in which clothes can be stored. Having seen them all, you will feel you know all there is to know about pianos. The museum also features a plethora of other instruments from other countries and eras. Who on earth thought of some of these? A violin that doubles as a stick, and wind instruments that look like a snake. The shapes themselves are endlessly fascinating. These are all very valuable, and thus cannot be played, but you can use headphones to listen to how they sound. The primitive "Aeolian Harp" in which the strings are played by the wind blowing over them is positively old fashioned in musical terms. The sounds of music recorded at the base of a mountain in America tug at the heartstrings. Who thought of this? Even by looking at the shape it is interesting.

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