# Bat-Shaped Instruments Glenn Donnelan Plays the Baseball Bat Fiddle With Flair By Allison Love | Published 2010-08-09 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baseball-bat-fiddle References: [theawesomer](http://theawesomer.com/electric-baseball-bat-fiddle/54937/) & [youtube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42OltmcZ2K4) Glenn Donnelan is an amazing fiddler, so it was no surprise that he was capable of playing the Star Spangled Banner tune on a baseball bat fiddle. The creation alone of this bat-shaped piece is undoubtedly impressive, let alone the artist's fiddling skills. Providing the Star Spangled Banner tune with a unique sound, I'm definitely blown away by such an interesting musical concept. Check out the featured video to see this baseball bat fiddle in action. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.1/10 - Popularity: 1% | Activity: 25% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Bat-shaped Instruments:** The creation of bat-shaped instruments offers a disruptive innovation opportunity in the music industry for unique and eye-catching musical production. - **Sports Merchandise:** The combination of sports and music in the creation of bat-shaped instruments offers a unique opportunity for sports merchandise retailers to diversify their product line. - **Alternative Musical Instruments:** Creating unique and unconventional musical instruments like bat-shaped violins offer a disruptive innovation opportunity for alternative music producers and manufacturers. ### Where This Applies - **Music:** The creation of bat-shaped instruments offer a disruptive innovation opportunity in the music industry for unique and eye-catching musical production. - **Sports Merchandise:** The combination of sports and music in the creation of bat-shaped instruments offers a unique opportunity for sports merchandise retailers to diversify their product line. - **Manufacturing:** Manufacturers can explore alternatives to traditional instruments and make unconventional musical instruments like bat-shaped violins to disrupt the music and entertainment industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Shreddable Steampunk Guitars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/steampunk-guitar.md) - [Radical Majestic Instrument Structures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ravenchord.md) - [AI-Powered Baseball Bats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/2024-mach-ai.md) - [LED-Equipped Nighttime Baseballs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lightup-baseball.md) - [Acoustic Guitar Bows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pickaso-guitar-bow.md) - [Smart Baseball Bats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-baseball-bats.md) - [Skeletal 3D-Printed Violins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/karen-ultralight-electric-violin.md) - [Bat-Shaped Wine Openers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wine-and-beer-openers.md) - [MLB Star-Backed Protective Gear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bruce-bolt-1.md)