Sonic Arts Gallery


An antique store
specializing in American pottery, and quality musical instruments,


A museum
of unique microtonal musical instruments.

      Ivor Darreg's instruments

      • Electric keyboard oboe (1938)
      • Electric keyboard drum (1941)
      • Megalyra (1976)
      • Kosmolyra (1977)
      • Drone instrument (1980)
      • Refretted guitars (17, 19, 22, 24, and 31 equal-tempered)
      • tun-a-fish (1982)

      Jonathan Glasier's instruments

      • Harmonic Cannon (copy of Harry Partch's HC 2)
      • Godzilla (1976)
      • Wing (1976)
      • harmonic harp (1997)
      • Tsunami (see Megalyra)
      • Pentaphone (on permanent exhibit at the Exploratorium in SF)


    A musical space
    home of the Sonic Arts Ensemble and Sonic Arts Institute.


    maps and directions

    If you're coming from North Park, the best way to get there is to take 30th St across Switzer Canyon, and follow all of its little jogs to Beech St. From anywhere else, take whatever freeway will get you to the 94.


    Exit the 94 at 28th St. From any of the 28th St ramps from the 94 in either direction:

    1. Make a right onto 28th at the end of the ramp to go north.

    2. Go thru 4 stop-signs in a row (Broadway, C St, B St, A St). Then you'll pass the south-east corner of Balboa Park, pass Ash St and come to a stop-sign at Beech -- make a right onto Beech.

    3. Pass Grenada St, 29th St, and Dale St. At the southeast corner of Beech and Dale you'll see "Grant's Deli", an upscale cafe with tables outside. Sonic Arts Gallery is right next door to Grants.


    Address: 2961 Beech Street, San Diego, CA (in the Golden Hill neighborhood)

    Mailing address: PO Box 620027, San Diego, CA 92102

    Telephone: 619 231 3673

    email: jglasier@sonic-arts.org


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