ArsMoriendi: What's your favorite lesser used instrument?

ArsMoriendi 09.24.17	Cowbell, banjo, mandolin, didgeridoo, rainstick... zither? lol
dctarga 09.24.17	I'm pretty mean on the butter knives and random surfaces. Or pens and my desk Nah but cool list idea
Ryus 09.24.17	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aMBMbEWc6I
SandwichBubble 09.24.17	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiT37yZzq_M
Ocean of Noise 09.24.17	I'm partial to these things myself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXIDN11fYyY
SandwichBubble 09.24.17	@Ocean of Noise exquisite taste
bloc 09.24.17	Mellotron for sure. It's one of my all time favourite sounding instruments.
Frippertronics 09.24.17	albums with custom made instruments ex. the "Simeon" or the various instruments Moondog made
ArsMoriendi 09.24.17	@Ryus: this sounds strange as fuck and honestly displeasing...
Ryus 09.24.17	gotta respect a man who bleeds for his art by cutting his face on glass though
ArsMoriendi 09.24.17	lol the otamatone, as strange a it looks, sounds awesome @Ryus: sure...
Frippertronics 09.24.17	ah, also it's cool as fuck when people customize their guitars to do weird shit ex. Ronald Jones of the Flaming Lips, Wilburn Burchette https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVRr5ud2gdU
butcherboy 09.24.17	accordion [2].. Any tiger Lillies album
ScuroFantasma 09.24.17	Balalaika, Koto, Sitar, Oud
ArsMoriendi 09.24.17	Balalaika looks like a bouzouki My friend who's from Lebanon has an oud! :)
Dedes 09.24.17	Hammered Dulcimer or any of the weird shit Eluveitie plays
hesperus 09.24.17	theremin. it's an integral part of one of my favorite albums, and one of my favorite comedians' act http://www.cc.com/video-clips/cvdjsy/stand-up-eugene-mirman--theremin-jokes
ArsMoriendi 09.24.17	Theremin rules in stuff like "Velouria" and "Good Vibrations."
neekafat 09.24.17	Sitar makes any 60s psych album sound even better. [2] mandolin is great too
RogueNine 09.24.17	Spoons
hal1ax 09.24.17	uhh what's that thing used in the og star trek theme song? theramin.. i think? yeee
Dissonant 09.24.17	I'm a sucker for the mellotron. Good stuff
AnimalsAsSummit 09.24.17	vuvuzela chapman stick
BlackwaterPork 09.24.17	Hammered dulcimer [2]
JamieTwort 09.24.17	Electric jug.
Alastor 09.24.17	Mouth harp. Essential instrument for viking metal.
theBoneyKing 09.24.17	This may not count but you didn't list it and it's not much used in the genres you listed so pedal steel. Such a beautiful melancholic sound.
DoofusWainwright 09.24.17	Musical saw is incredible on 'Deserter's Songs' Bongos can actually sound really good on the right song.
bgillesp 09.24.17	Mandolin
Zig 09.24.17	Also harpsichord and clavichord.
laughingman22 09.24.17	The hurdy gurdy
Masochist 09.24.17	"Bongos can actually sound really good on the right song." See: Guster. Musical Saw can be great. Washboards are pretty cool, too. Banjo probably does it for me, though, out of all the ones not listed in your description.
TwigTW 09.24.17	The oboe, and for some reason sleigh bells always get my attention.
ArsMoriendi 09.24.17	Oh fuck I forgot to list oboe at the top lol, not a lesser used instrument in classical lol.
TwigTW 09.24.17	that's true... sleigh bells it is.
TheWrenKing 09.24.17	uilleann pipes harpsichord [2] theramin [2]
ArsMoriendi 09.24.17	Are uilleann pipes like bagpipes or?
Shuyin 09.24.17	The Shehnai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPW--T34ELQ
Tyler. 09.25.17	erhu/ theremin
Dewinged 09.25.17	Shamizen for sure
DungeonBoy 09.25.17	I've always enjoyed the kantele, a Finnish lap harp. If you've never heard it or heard of Nest, I'd definitely recommend checking out Nest - Woodsmoke. It has a very simple yet trance inducing sound. https://nestfin.bandcamp.com/album/woodsmoke
Divaman 09.29.17	Harpsichord [3]
Futures 12.08.17	steam powered trombone
theBoneyKing 12.08.17	Jew harp
Asdfp277 12.08.17	Marimba m/
StallionMang 12.08.17	own one, they rule
Sympathies 01.12.19	kazookaphone
pizzamachine 01.12.19	Demon possessed kazoo
Gyromania 01.12.19	tambourine. strong contender for most beautiful instrument