I have never seen or heard of this. Looks like it could work for a OMB. Anybody know about these or anyone playing it?
Quoted from LiveLeak.com:"The instrument being played here looks almost looks like a guitar that forgot to diet, but its playing technique is actually much more like that of a piano. The Chapman Stick was invented in the early '70s by jazz guitarist Emmett Chapman. In 1969, he developed a new, two-handed tapping method on the guitar, but decided he needed to develop a new instrument to maximize the expressive potential of his technique. Five years later, the first Chapman Stick was sold. Since it needs no plucking to make sound, it allows players to sound chords, melodies and bass lines with both hands simultaneously. This makes it much more like a piano than a guitar, and listening to Bob Culbertson playing it, you can definitely start to see why."
Saw one of the being played at San Diego Fair a few years ago. I the musician was using a looper and was creating a lot of music for one person.
Last Edited by STME58 on Mar 21, 2015 9:30 PM
Must admit i have never heard of it before.To me as a simple Blues Harpist it looks like something that could be extremely difficult to learn,years probably,like learning piano without even having the black and white clues. You have to admire someone who is willing to dedicate so much of their life to learning an instrument like that.Who would give you a gig for a start? I don't mean to say that mastery of the Blues Harp is easy,but plenty of Harpists have played gigs (for better or worse)a year after buying their first harp. Nice music.enjoyed it
Tony Levin played one with King Crimson and Peter Gabriel in the eighties.
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Last Edited by timeistight on Mar 21, 2015 9:41 PM
I agree indigo. Seems like a long, steep learning curve for someone like me. I have no background on the piano and very little on guitar so I probably wouldn't be a good candidate. ----------
