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Post by newey on Dec 27, 2022 17:12:34 GMT -5
. . . a "Harpejji". But I thought this was pretty cool, especially as he's covering a surf rock classic:
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Post by reTrEaD on Dec 27, 2022 20:48:28 GMT -5
I had never seen nor heard . . . Apparently these things have been around for about 10 years but I first stumbled across them a couple of weeks age. Mechanically, they're somewhat similar to a Hohner Clavinet but you hammer on the strings with your fingers rather than depressing keys that have a rubber actuator that presses on the string just behind the fret. Also, there are multiple frets rather than just on fret per string. And you can bend notes, slide up or down, do pulloffs, etc. Those motions aren't possible on a Clav. This is a pretty cool instrument. That said, I still prefer my Clavinet even though they are no longer being manufactured. The funk is baked in, deep. |
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Post by MattB on Dec 28, 2022 0:17:04 GMT -5
The Chapman Stick is another similar instrument.
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Post by cynical1 on Dec 28, 2022 5:18:26 GMT -5
The Chapman Stick is another similar instrument.
Back in 1975 or so I met Emmett Chapman. I was part of a bunch of knuckleheads building bass and guitar cabinets based on a Karlson loudspeaker design. (Before the Cease and Desist from JBL...but I digress...) He came to Chicago to promote his 10 string stick. He came by the shop, played a little, we all went to breakfast and then followed him off on his rounds. We swapped two cabinets, a 10" and 15", for a Stick. I wish I knew where that thing got off to now... Now they have MIDI and more strings. Chapman passed away a little over a year ago. I wish I knew then what I know now... HTC1 |
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