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       INVENTED INSTRUMENTS
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      <image:title>Metal Tubes Chimes — invented percussion instrument by Alin Gherman</image:title>
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      <image:title>Purple Ritual — cymbals close-up, percussion composition by Alin Gherman</image:title>
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