Ancient Egyptian Saxophonist Charms Snake

[Groovekiller]

After months of restoration, the 3000 year old digital video can be shown. The hard part was finding software to convert hieroglyphics to .WMV format. Short video - check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4rzNQiyeMo

 

[pete thomas]

Brilliant!

 

[Groovekiller]

I owe it all to my extensive woodshedding of the Hypo-Babylonian scale.

 

[Old Dick]

Thank you, thank you!!!

(I wish I could have had this back in my professoring days. My Intro to Archaeology students would have loved it.)

 

[Gandalfe]

Guessing that most people are wondering what you are playing until you tell them at the end of the clip. Great stuff.

 

[Groovekiller]

Music to appeal to the reptilian brain

 

[Steve]

cool video especially the dancing snake !!

 

[Groovekiller]

Dancing snake courtesy of nearly invisible monofilament fish line and off-camera wife.

 

[kevgermany]

Brilliant. Just as well snakes are deaf...

 

[Steve]

Brilliant. Just as well snakes are deaf...

what ?

 

[kevgermany]

what ?

they have no external ears/ear holes, can't hear sound through the air as we do. But they can sense vibrations such as footsteps through their bodies.

Snake charmers use movement of the 'flute' to control the snake.

 

[Groovekiller]

they have no external ears/ear holes, can't hear sound through the air as we do. But they can sense vibrations such as footsteps through their bodies.

In that case, I should have used the contrabass saxophone.

 

[retread]

In that case, I should have used the contrabass saxophone.

Please do, and post a clip of you waving it to get the snake to sway.

 

[Groovekiller]

Please do, and post a clip of you waving it to get the snake to sway.

Works - Even with nearsighted snakes.