Julian Koster

At around 6:19 in this video, you can clearly see Julian playing some Ibanez bass, probably a Roadstar series with a bow during Holland, 1945

"I play a Mussehl & Westphal tenor saw... and have found it to be the best sounding saw that offers a full range (2½ octaves or so). I also have some sweet sounding old carpentry saws that all have great distinctive voices, though a more limited range."

Julian Koster was photographed playing a Vox Phantom Special VI during the early days of Neutral Milk Hotel, as seen in a user-uploaded image on Twimg.

recorded with:1930's RCA mic

Julian Koster frequently uses the Magnus Chord Organ in his music, as shown in an NPR-sourced image.

Julian plays this red fingerstlye precision bass, ususally with fuzz effects. The bass has a sticker of a snowflake and a reindeer on it.

Jeff Mangum – vocals, guitar, organ, floor tom, bowed fuzz bass, tapes, shortwave radio, art direction Jeremy Barnes – drums, organ Julian Koster – Wandering Genie, the singing saw, bowed banjo, accordion, white noise Scott Spillane – trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn, euphonium, horn arrangements Robert Schneider – home organ, air organ, fuzz bass, harmony vocals, one-note piano, horn arrangements Laura Carter – zanzithophone Rick Benjamin – trombone Marisa Bissinger – saxophone, flugelhorn James Guyatt – percussion Michelle Anderson – Uilleann pipes Chris Bilheimer – art direction Brian Dewan – illustrations

Julian Koster is pictured using an Epiphone MB-200 Banjo in the provided image.

Julian Koster is seen playing a Toy Piano Jaymar in the user-uploaded photo sourced from Morris, showcasing his use of this instrument.

Julian Koster is shown using the Gold Tone Banjo CC-100 in a user-uploaded photo on Tumblr.

Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes Recorded with: 1930’s Webster Chicago wire recorder, 1930’s RCA ribbon microphone, record lathe, 1960’s Ampex 4-track (thank you Otho and Peter), 1950’s Ampex 351 whole track recorder, Fostex 1/4-inch 8-track, the eternal Shure 58 microphone, a one-week loan of a Fairchild 670 limiter (a final act of kindness to us from Jack Steeb), Hi-8 video camera, handheld cassette recorder, and computer

Julian Koster frequently uses the Moog Prodigy in Neutral Milk Hotel's music, as shown in a 1998 live performance featured on Tumblr.

At 1:03 you can see Koster playing accordion with Neutral milk hotel in 2014. On the King of Carrot Flowers. He also uses this accordion on the “In the Aeroplane over the sea album”

In this video Koster is seen playing the musical saw