American Mavericks: Harry Partch's InstrumentsHarry Partch playing his instrument, Kithara II (Photo: Danlee Mitchell) About the Instruments By 1969, the year he recorded "Delusion of the Fury," Harry Partch had designed 27 new instruments, all to be played on stage at the same time in a spatial ritual theater. These instruments were made to be beautiful in sound, vision, and "magical purpose." They were tuned according to the natural overton
