Jody Kruskal Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 (edited) I just stumbled on an amazing instrument that I had never heard before, the Harpejji. Listen to Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) on Harpejji G16 by Mathieu Terrade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr87Z7rZiWE ---------- Oh, if I only had another lifetime. This would be worth persuing. Edited March 29 by Jody Kruskal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMON GABRIELOW Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Very unusual and nice sound looks like concertina fingering method also.🌝 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Crabb Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 This is interesting Geoff 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 (edited) Fantastic instrument. Our trombone player has pretty much switched to Harpejji, playing it mostly as an electric bass. And he's using it to compose new tunes; we've played a couple of his new tunes at contras this year. Also an outstanding instrument for those with hand / finger issues; very little stress on the joints. Edited March 29 by Jim Besser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Search concertina.net on the word “Harpejji” and you’ll find we’ve discussed it here before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanc Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 kinda neat. But,for better or worse it's still just a guitar.. Given the pattern layout of the icons, it looks like changing tunings is not practical, unless you can change the "icons" on the fretboard. Watching a few videos, I have not seen an example of being able to get a bass line plus melody (like a keyboard). or being able to play complex chords plus a melody. And I think going "down" the neck to get higher pitches would drive me insane. I have been playing around with this a bit. And it's nice that it has a lot of range, is a different approach, and it does not sound like a guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Weinstein Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 On the electronic side of things, the Linnstrument is another similar option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Łukasz Martynowicz Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 It is basically a guitar version of a Janko piano layout, with just a slight skew of the unisons line. This layout is very straightforward to play on for Hayden player. I've recently designed a 3D printable piano-to-Janko conversion set for M-Audio digital piano, and I think I might look into expanding to Harpeji next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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