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Singing Ringing Tree
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The 13 weirdest musical instruments ever
12. Singing Ringing Tree
This incredible bit of engineering is part sculpture, part musical instrument. Overlooking Burnley in Lancashire, it was completed in 2006 and is made up of a series of pipes that sound when the wind blows through them. It has a range of several octaves and reportedly has a slightly discordant choral sound. You'd think they might've tuned it...
