Canadians Create New Instrument

String Trio: Novel Instrument Strums Like Guitar, Rings Like Bell.

They've gone and made a tritare, something that looks like a guitar except for a few extra parts and weird string patterns. The article links to sound clips (on this page) of the instrument being played.

Personally I think it just sounds like someone in the process of tuning their instrument, or sometimes an airplane (the example with the bow). The short composition that is linked to does produce a few interesting sounds, mainly something I think could make good sound effects or, used very minimally, even appropriate music for science fiction films. Of course I'm biased toward science fiction anyway. This isn't something I'd willingly just sit around and listen to... though admittedly I have a rather inexpert opinion and there could be some wonderful quality I'm missing. Still, it's my opinion I get to write here, and I don't like it.