Crystal clear sounds from Japan
Sounds like glass, but….
Photo from AP Photo Nov 27, 2008…..speakers “Harion” using the heat-resistant glass cones made by Japan’s glass maker Hario Glass Co. during a press event in Tokyo….
Sounds like glass, but these break-resistant glass speakers cost 16 million yen—about $167,500 USD! In their press release, Hario Glass Co. claim it took them almost four years and 23 different subcontractors to create this speaker setup.
And yes, that is a fully-functional, glass violin by Hario you see in the photos. Learn more on the Hario website (machine translation).
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November 30th, 2008 at 10:16 am
See a short video of the violin at
http://www.javys.com/hario/newproduct/violin.htm#