Kontakt Instruments That Should Exist

Over on Threads I asked what instruments I should be aware of to add to my library. There were many suggestions, but many of the helpful responses didn’t quite understand the assignment and instead suggested interesting and/or rare instruments, or ones that already have products available.

Not related to the Carl Sagan sci-fi novel, later made into a movie.

Here is a curated list of all the suggestions. To be transparent, this list comprises of all the instruments mentioned that I did not recall having seen. If you know of one, let me know and I’ll add a link.
Kontakt developers: this is what you should be sampling! We probably don’t need another piano, prepared or otherwise, for the time being.

• Xaphoon

• Eigenharp

• Glass Armonica

• Sousaphone

• Kazoo (why?)

• Celeste

• Penny whistle

• Slide whistle

• Adungu Harp

• Quena

• Sikus

• Teponaztli

• Baglama

• Daf

• Piva piemontese

• Boatswain’s call

• Crumhorn

• Mridangam

• Ipu heke

• Ulili

• Kokle

• Soprillo sax

• Slide sax

• Chapman stick (I’m pretty sure you could get this sound with some of the basses available)

• Baldwin Funmaker (is this a thing?)

• Melody Gin

• Cloud Chamber Bowls (the name is cool)

• Lion’s roar (did he mean a sample of a lion roaring?)

• Yaybahar

• Bagpipes (I’ve seen some cheesy sample pack but no Kontakt Instrument)
  First edit! Big Fish Audio makes a library that includes Bagpipes — Celtic Instruments.

• Vihuela

• Cavaco