Weird and wonderful . . .

[happyrat1]

weird and wonderful AND cute

Gary

 

[happyrat1]

Youtube is coming up with some gnarly suggestions this evening.

 

[happyrat1]

This thing looks like it runs a nuclear power plant.

GRY

 

[Ander]

They're not as wildly odd as most of these posts—but I love the Timbre (Russian) Accordion Group, who play unique accordion-like instruments designed to mimic instruments of the orchestra (clarinet, French horn, bass, I forget what else):

And here's my all-time favourite solo looping performance (which follows a short comic intro):

 

[happyrat1]

The Chinese Sheng...

Gary

 

[happyrat1]

OMIGAWD!!

Like, MIDI guitars have come a long way...

Damn I wish I could bend my left wrist that way.

Maybe I could mount it on a stand and play it like a steel guitar?

Gary

 

[Jeremykeys]

OMIGAWD!!

Like, MIDI guitars have come a long way...

Damn I wish I could bend my left wrist that way.

Maybe I could mount it on a stand and play it like a steel guitar?

Gary

That's crazy! I've never paid attention to them in years. I get what you're saying! I used to paly with a guy who had a midi pickup on his guitar. Between the 2 of us, we could cover the horn sections of Chicago and Lighthouse.

 

[happyrat1]

Time to dust off the cobwebs on this thread with the question: Why does nobody produce these commercially?

 

[Jeremykeys]

I don't know but I think I remember they did exist years ago.

 

[happyrat1]

I can believe that they make a melodica with an electric pickup, but a genuine MIDI melodica controller?

My searches bring up some pretty limited results.

Either DIY stuff or regular melodicas ranging from $20 to a Hammond uber melodica retailing for a whopping $899

Even a basic electric pickup seems rare.

Maybe we should drop someone like M-Audio a line

Gary

 

[happyrat1]

 

[happyrat1]

Professional air guitar...

https://www.cbc.ca/dragonsden/pitches/palmtoms

My feelings are mixed...

 

[alickabrook1]

thanks

 

[alickabrook1]

I can believe that they make a melodica with an electric pickup, but a genuine MIDI melodica controller?

 

[alickabrook1]

I can believe that they make a melodica with an electric pickup, but a genuine MIDI melodica controller?

 

[happyrat1]

I can believe that they make a melodica with an electric pickup, but a genuine MIDI melodica controller?

They'd be easy enough to make but the demand isn't there.

If the pro bands aren't using them then the kids don't want them.

They do make MIDI wind instruments.

Electronic Wind Instruments | Akai Pro

Electronic Wind Instruments with realistic acoustic and expressive synthesizer instrument sound libraries

www.akaipro.com

 

[happyrat1]

 

[happyrat1]

 

[happyrat1]

1975 and I would have sold my left testicle to own one of these.