What is your favorite polyphonic musical instrument and why?

I would like to answer with something absolutely absurd in words, but that you will completely understand when you hear it. read more

My favotie polyphonic instrument is an acoustic piano. It doesn't matter if the piano is an upright, studio or grand piano. I am saying this as a person who owns many poly-synths, digital samplers, FM synths and a few guitars. No other of my electronic intrument is capable of sustaining 88 notes. The piano is. It also allows harmonic resonances. read more

The organ. Mozart called it the "King of Instruments". It is the only instrument that you play with your hands AND your feet. There is no other instrument in which you are called upon to play four contrapuntal voices with your hands and two others--one for each foot. read more