Ein Cristal Baschet ist ein seltenes Musikinstrument aus Glas und Metall. Im Youtube-Video «Marc Chouarain presents the Cristal Baschet (Rare Instruments)» ist zu sehen, wie es funktioniert (via thisiscolossal.com):
«According to musician and rare instrument performer Thomas Bloch, models of the crystal organs range from 3.5 to 6 octaves and are made of 56 chromatically tuned glass rods. To play it, musicians rub the rods with wet fingertips. “The vibration of the glass is passed on to the heavy block of metal by a metal stem whose variable length determines the frequency,” Bloch explains. “Amplification is obtained by fiberglass cones fixed on wood and by a tall cut out metal part, in the shape of a flame. ‘Whiskers’ (moustaches), placed under the instrument, to the right, increase the sound power of high-pitched sounds in vibrating by sympathy.”»