Reymos (1932)

Titles read: “Something New in Musical Experiments. Reymos, The Ventromusician, demonstrates a novel instrument.“ London (probably Pathe Studio). M/S of ’Ventromusician’ Reymos, standing and playing a musical instrument that he invented. It has 220 strings on several flat boards that are arranged to be played for musical accompaniment rather than melodies - it sounds like a harp. Reymos then slides a glass tumbler up and down the strings to simulate the sound of a human voice. He talks to the ’voice’ and gets it to recite ’Old Mother Hubbard’. He then plays the instrument and hums along with it; not sure what the tune is, it could be ’The Lost Chord’. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 13