Wheelharp
http://youtu.be/MT4OxLLI4m4
Historical precedents
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJfDraiz ... ata_player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIFocw29 ... ata_player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1Ar03Wo ... ata_player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRIF_und ... ata_player
New spin on something old
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New spin on something old
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Re: New spin on something old
Huh? How is that thing producing the sound?
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It looks like a steampunk piano. Kinda freaky, but cool!
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Re: New spin on something old
I was expecting something like this or even worse this.
Seems like the hurdy gurdy does much of the same with fewer parts. At least that version doesn't have drones.
Seems like the hurdy gurdy does much of the same with fewer parts. At least that version doesn't have drones.
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Re: New spin on something old
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_organistabenhall.1 wrote:Huh? How is that thing producing the sound?
It's like you put a bunch of hurdy gurdys together to expand the keyboard.
Several spinning wheels act as "bows" on differently-pitched strings, and the keys decide which string touches the bow-wheel and/or how that string is fretted.
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Re: New spin on something old
Thanks, fearfaoin. "Bunch of hurdy gurdys" conveys the idea perfectly for me.fearfaoin wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_organistabenhall.1 wrote:Huh? How is that thing producing the sound?
It's like you put a bunch of hurdy gurdys together to expand the keyboard.
Several spinning wheels act as "bows" on differently-pitched strings, and the keys decide which string touches the bow-wheel and/or how that string is fretted.