# Search for thread?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-for-thread/172233>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [April 30, 2003, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-for-thread/172233 "2003-04-30T22:23:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-for-thread/172233/1 "2003-04-30T22:23:02Z")

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Its a thread maybe 2 months old, about making music by rubbing a wet finger on wine glasses. Tried search, but came up empty.

Sound familiar to anyone?

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**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-for-thread/172233/2 "2003-04-30T23:07:12Z")

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I think the thread you’re looking for was posted in GQ on Jan. 18 and titled “high frequencies break glass?”.

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**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-for-thread/172233/3 "2003-04-30T23:33:24Z")

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**x-ray vision** seems correct.

[High frequencies break glass?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=157325)

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> _originally by_ **David Simmons**  
> The resonant frequency of the glass can be found by wetting a finger and running it slowly around the rim. After the right wetness is achieved you get a nice clear tone from a thin, high quality glass.

In this article, linked in the original thread, is a reference to a wine glass, although not in the same context.

[http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3\_333.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_333.html)

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**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-for-thread/172233/4 "2003-05-01T02:33:11Z")

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Not quite.

The half-remembered thread I speak of regards making actual music using a series of wine glasses…that or a wine glass instrument (a harmonium…invented by Ben Franklin(I believe)).

Like I said, searched, and came up empty.

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-for-thread/172233/5 "2003-05-01T03:29:05Z")

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A harmonium uses metal reeds. An armonica uses glass. Is this Cafe Society thread the one you were looking for? [Who would I go to to purchase my very own glass armonica?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=176521)

Since this is a question about this message board, I’ll move this thread to ATMB.

bibliophage  
moderator GQ

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**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-for-thread/172233/6 "2003-05-02T04:48:19Z")

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YES…thats it!!!

Thank God for the Mod.