Jamey Turner often performs to large crowds in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, a short drive from Washington, D.C. You can find Turner playing an unusual musical instrument, the glass harp, near Alexandria’s historic waterfront. A glass harp is made up of different sized stemmed drinking glasses, each filled with water. Turner makes music by running his fingers over the tops of the glasses. By doing so, each glass makes a different musical sound. Visitors to Alexandria like what they see and hear. They thank Turner by leaving a dollar or more in his box for donations. Nicole Schwarss is a visitor from Germany. “I think it’s fantastic. I’ve never heard something like this before,” she said. Jamey Turner is 78 years old. He says he has been playing the glass harp for 50 years.
Title: Musician Pleases Crowds by Playing Glasses Filled with Water
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waterfront.</span> <span data-start-time='23250' data-end-time='37063'>A glass harp is made up of different sized stemmed drinking glasses, each filled with water.</span> <span data-start-time='37063' data-end-time='44146'>Turner makes music by running his fingers over the tops of the glasses.</span> <span data-start-time='44146' data-end-time='50104'>By doing so, each glass makes a different musical sound.</span> <span data-start-time='50104' data-end-time='59083'>Visitors to Alexandria like what they see and hear.</span> <span data-start-time='59083' data-end-time='65438'>They thank Turner by leaving a dollar or more in his box for donations.</span> <span data-start-time='65438' data-end-time='70229'>Nicole Schwarss is a visitor from Germany.</span> <span data-start-time='70229' data-end-time='72771'>“I think it’s fantastic.</span> <span data-start-time='72771' data-end-time='77646'>I’ve never heard something like this before,” she said.</span> <span data-start-time='77646' data-end-time='82354'>Jamey Turner is 78 years old.</span> <span data-start-time='82354' data-end-time='87854'>He says he has been playing the glass harp for 50 years.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2830/1FFB4AD9-D736-4126-863F-D91AA0126D10_w650_r1_s.png'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=11596 data-hint-location='23250' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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