Tag: musical instrument
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Misa Digital Guitar: rocking the stadiums of the future (video)
As a fervent disciple at the altar of Rock, I tend to treat any digital modification of the hallowed axe as a sacrilegious act. The immortal words of wisdom, "if it aint' broke, don't fix it" usually come to…
Yamaha's teaching trumpet can banish brash brass players to near silence
Yamaha has launched its EZ-TP electronic teaching trumpet, allowing any would-be Wynton Marsalis to practice more quietly without driving other members of the household (and neighbours) potty…
Endless Knobbing: music gear knobs made from precious metals and gemstones
For that extra bit of bling on your music gear, Jason Nicholls can create faithful reproductions of knobs and fader caps for amplifiers, guitars, desks, keyboards, and other equipment in silver, gold, platinum, diamond, sapphire, and ruby.
His company, wonderfully titled “Endless Knobbing”, can also create engraved keyrings and plectrums…
The Harpejji: Piano meets guitar meets hefty price tag
As a keyboard player who’d love to also be able to play the guitar, but can’t, this new instrument appeals to me.
The Harpejji takes the best characteristics of a guitar, and the same of a keyboard instrument, and combines them. This 24 string instrument features a visual matrix representing all the keys on a piano, and each string has a small piezo pickup embedded in its saddle, creating a clear representation of the natural string harmonics…
Stylophone goes 21st century
Rather deceptively called the Stylophone Original, this beauty is a near faithful reproduction of the original 70s electronic “musical” icon, but with some very 21st century tweaks…
Do a Jean Michel Jarre with your very own Laser Harp
Anyone remember Jean Michel Jarre’s laser performances, where he supposedly played synth leads by breaking laser beams? Some said it was fake, but nonetheless it is possible, as Stephen Hobley has proved with his Laser Harp.
To say it’s a custom build is an understatement. There are plenty of technical details on his web page, but if you just want to see it in action, take a look at the video below:
Thummer: new concept musical instrument based on QWERTY keyboard and motion detection
Austin-based company Thumrtonics has combined the familiarity of a computer keyboard with Wii-esque motion detection, and a few other controls, to create what has to be a unique musical instrument. It offers players the same fingering in every musical key,…
