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New Instruments You've Discovered or Are Looking Forward To
I'd like to think we're currently in an age in which people are free to question everything and invent from the ground up.
Just saw this video on a style of wind instrument from Yamaha, called the "Venova" (introduced in 2017).
What new instruments have you seen or heard that excite or interest you?
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Jammy E (if they ever actually ship).
Bangle.js v2
I never knew of tenor guitars until a few nights ago. They sound perfect for me since I get overwhelmed at 6 strings and love not using the E or A strings (leave that low stuff for the bass). Now I’m just on a quest to find a good-looking electric one. Fender released a tele one a couple years back but theyre long gone. Shame too, as the ones I’ve found look stupid. (Disclaimer: I think all electric guitars that aren’t telecasters look stupid)
For about the past 5 years I have been developing my skills on the Irish low whistle. I have built up quite a nice collection of various sizes (keys) by some of the best makers in the world. But perhaps my favorite whistles are made in Glasgow, Scotland by Misha Somerville @ MK Whistles. And so, I am eagerly awaiting delivery on a brand new development in low whistles, the MK Chameleon; a chromatic ‘keyed’ low D whistle, similar to a flute, allowing the full playing range of all sharps & flats. Misha has been working on this design for nearly 20 years…mine will be one of the first made, I am hoping for delivery in January, Hooray!
I’m loving the Poly Aftertouch on my recently acquired Hydrasynth. Great sound engine on it too, and a versatile ribbon controller. I think it will satisfy my hardware synth itch for many years to come, and still be able to find new things with it.
https://eastwoodguitars.com/collections/warren-ellis
Saw him playing one of these recently in a Nick Cave video. Love Warren Ellis.
I had the same reaction. Gotta have one of those.
Take a look at the various sites that sell guitar parts, like Warmoth - they pretty much all sell baritone necks, so you could just take an existing guitar you like and replace the standard length neck with a baritone length neck.
The flutes look great @amarok , watched the video and looked at the site. Great design and finish. Very tempted just not sure if my arthritic fingers would get the best out of them. Good luck when you get yours.
I got a banjo, ronroco, and fretless acoustic bass within the last year. I find the banjo a very difficult instrument and have barely touched it. I’ve really bonded with the ronroco and the bass though. I like the bass because it is fretless. I like the ronroco (which is a cross between a ukulele and a mandolin) because it gives out such a lovely mix of harmonic overtones that you can control in a totally intuitive but unexplainable way that seems almost magical.
I'd really like to try a fretless electric bass sometime. Always loved the sound of the double bass in jazz.
Funny to see the EWI here, because the reason I clicked this thread is I am interested in getting an MIDI breath instrument so I can use that, my guitar, MIDI Guitar 2, and a SWAM sax or violin. MIDI Guitar 2 impresses me so much this year, and I see the possibilities of an EWI mouthpiece to be the catalyst for the SWAM instruments making sense. (And 40+ years ago I played sax and clarinent, so who knows, maybe that helps.)
Bass Ukuleles have an amazing sound... especially the fretless models. They have a morphing quality like the acoustic contrabasses. It's the material of the strings more than
any other factor. The strings can be either a touch plastic or a rubbery feel.
You can pick up one new in the $100+ range to check it out. Easy on the body too... and they are really quiet for late night recording or practice.
I had no idea these existed. Great - another thing to want…
Who wants their first Bass Uke' lesson?
A long thin wire.
I’ve been building 7’ and 10’ monochords for years using wood, piezos, etc...
but I have recently gained access to an unused 100’ long hallway where I will be able to rig up the apparatus on a much larger scale.
On a related note, Alvin Lucier, composer of “Music On A Long Wire” (and many other works) passed away just a few days ago.
Rest In Peace.
I’d actually like to hear that. Do you have any recordings using this type of instrument?
The master himself:
Interesting. Thanks!
I ordered an indian flute, a Bansuri. I have always wanted to play a flute and got lost looking for what I had heard before between the small irish ones, but guess what? It was not the sound I was looking for, so now I found this!
Also Mandolin, Led Zeppelin or middle eastern style, or folk is also a fat option.
Last but not least, let go and start singing!
Bansuri is designed to be played a certain way, and the holes are set so that you can easily play various articulations typical of South Indian music. It’s worth checking out some YouTube videos to be sure you get the fingering technique right when you start playing.
I knows, it’s nice to learn a new thing aint it?
It’s definitely different, as I learned concert flute first, so it took some effort to think about it as a completely different instrument.
Check out a Ellen Fullman
That is wonderful!
Thanks, those are pretty solid looking, if not a tele. They seem to be all bought up for a bit though!
I have the Ellis 5. I liked the idea of a 5-string baritone tenor guitar, tuned just like a cello with the extra string being E. The one downside is the low C string is kind of floppy, which I'm sure can be fixed by replacing with a thicker gauge and maybe a setup job.
So the tuning on the 4 is D G B E?
No I think most of them are tuned octave down from violin like this one (see Features and Specs) - unless you request a different tuning
https://eastwoodguitars.com/collections/warren-ellis/products/warren-ellis-sig-tenor#features-specs
Also, note there is a tuning guide if you haven't found it yet. The great jazz guitarist Tiny Grime just tuned his tenor guitar like the top 4 strings of regular guitar. But there are other options:
https://eastwoodguitars.com/blogs/news/warren-ellis-series-alternate-tunings-string-guide