The violin is 1 centimeter long (0.39 inches!) and its strings are so thin it’s not really playable. It’s not really known when and where the phrase invented, but after someone is whining and you’re tired of hearing it, you can start rubbing your index finger and thumb together and say “This is the world’s smallest violin, and it’s playing just for you”.īut jokes aside, there’s actually a super small violin made a few years ago by Chen Lianzhi who set the world record for the smallest violin.
Smallest Violin (Not Only a SpongeBob SquarePants Thing) The other two instruments are also harmonicas, but weird ones:ģ. Here’s a great harmonica trio performance.
#Tiny piano with only a few keys full#
It fits right on your keychain and has 8 notes you can play with it (meaning you have a full octave of notes to play with). The 3.5 centimeters (1.37 inches) harmonica is actually an instrument you can buy online! Even the most famous Harmonica companies like Hohner, Lee Oskar and more, create these tiny harmonicas. The whole piano is 9/8 inches wide and 7 inches high. This fully functioning and playable piano has a keyboard of 88 keys (just like any normal piano) with keys 0.16 inches wide. But that’s what Japanese game manufacturer Sega Toys Co. There’s something funny about taking a “grand” instrument and making it tiny. This time around, it’s time to take a look at the smallest ones! 5.
In my last post, I wrote about the biggest instruments in the world.