RSSKaisatsuko by Yuichi Onoue
Think of the Kaisatsuko as a fiddle without a bow. Yuichi Onoue turns a wheel that vibrates the strings, which in turn creates the sound. So who can be the first to name the song he is playing? No cheating!
Since the basic sound signal of the instrument can be sent through an amplifier, its sound can be altered by various effects and played in a number of different musical styles. The neck of the Kaisatsuko does not have frets on it, so Yuichi can use various slide techniques to give it a sound reminiscent of many traditional Asian musical instruments.
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Posted by Marc de Vinck |
Oct 1, 2008 02:00 AM
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| Posted by: Kevin on October 1, 2008 at 2:33 AM |
Baba O'riley (teenage wasteland, what do I win? lol
| Posted by: Will on October 1, 2008 at 2:34 AM |
I'd posit that the song he's playing is "Beautiful Stranger". Not sure who the original artist is, but I remember it from the Austin Powers OST.
| Posted by: Michael on October 1, 2008 at 2:45 AM |
It's Within You Without You - a Beatles song off the Sgt Pepper's album.
| Posted by: Marco A. on October 1, 2008 at 2:56 AM |
Isn't this instrument similar to a hurdy gurdy?
there a a lot of hurdy gurdy type instrument on dennis havlena website as well.
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Posted by: Marc de Vinck on October 1, 2008 at 4:29 AM |
@Marco
Yes it it, and yes there are. I covered his web site a while back. I love his work.
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/06/dennis_havlena_homemade_i.html
| Posted by: sodakar on October 1, 2008 at 7:16 AM |
I wonder if he could simply put a motor on it, or is his right hand vibrating the strings at a varying rate? (I can't tell)
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