Hello you all!

 

The present-day tárogató is a not-so-common woodwind with simple reed and conical bore like a saxophone, but with smaller tone holes, fingerings similar to an Oehler clarinet, body made of wood up to now, usually in C, played with clarinet mouthpiece and reed. Estimated 200 copies exist worldwide, mostly in Hungary and Romania.

 

A record of a nicely played one, together with a hammered dulcimer:

 

The tenor tárogató is truly rare - maybe one or two dozens worldwide. The ones I've seen use tenor saxophone reed, mouthpiece and neck, which make them sound more like a sax. Records:

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Edited May 1, 20178 yr by Enthalpy

Original Tárogató music, neither folklore nor lengthy sheet with the superfluous reverberation:
http://www.paschart.ch/music/instruments/tarogatos.html

the two other instruments could be tenor tarotatok.

Edited July 12, 20178 yr by Enthalpy

If we're at subject "musical instruments (nearly) nobody heard about", how about Theremin

 

Yes, the guy is shaking hands in air, without touching it.. Some can call it magic..

 

One more example of nice sound on a soprano tárogató by Attilio Berni
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many more saxophones and similar instruments on this fascinating record.

Nice soprano tarogato sound by Laszlo Kiss Gy, Samples:
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More folkloric music by Laszlo Kiss Gy too
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Less ancient music played by the same musician:
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and here together with a harp:
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More of the magnificent tárogató, by Erdő Zoltán now
Remembering - Remembering II - Folk song
Wow!

The voice of the Hungarian soul. (A Magyar lélek hangja)