New interesting instrument prototype from Roger Linn

http://www.rogerlinndesign.com/products/linnstrument/index.html

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Alexandros Papadopoulos
P: 2310 868706
M: 697 2747136
Thessaloniki,
Greece

Looks VERY promising to me.  The coolest thing is that is looks custom-programmable to either guitar or keyboard layouts.  Plus one must wonder...can you make it emulate isomorphic keyboard layouts as well with spacing between the octagon-like-shaped keys to allow bending?

   The other big news is control over pitch and the fact, unlike a guitar, that chords fingering doesn't have to be changed when using the next to top string (something that personally bugs me to death about guitars).

--- On Fri, 6/17/11, Αλέξανδρος Παπαδόπουλος <alexandros.p.77@...> wrote:

From: Αλέξανδρος Παπαδόπουλος <alexandros.p.77@...>
Subject: [MMM] New interesting instrument prototype from Roger Linn
To: MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, June 17, 2011, 11:01 AM

http://www.rogerlinndesign.com/products/linnstrument/index.html

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Alexandros Papadopoulos

P: 2310 868706

M: 697 2747136

Thessaloniki,

Greece

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--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Michael <djtrancendance@...> wrote:

>    The other big news is control over pitch and the fact, unlike a guitar, that chords fingering doesn't have to be changed when using the next to top string (something that personally bugs me to death about guitars).

What stops you from tuning the guitar to all fourths?

Kalle

Nothing...except not sure how long that next-to-top string would last when stretched like that.

--- On Fri, 6/17/11, Kalle Aho <kalleaho@...ki.fi> wrote:

From: Kalle Aho <kalleaho@...>
Subject: Re: [MMM] New interesting instrument prototype from Roger Linn
To: MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, June 17, 2011, 11:33 AM

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, Michael <djtrancendance@...> wrote:

>    The other big news is control over pitch and the fact, unlike a guitar, that chords fingering doesn't have to be changed when using the next to top string (something that personally bugs me to death about guitars).

What stops you from tuning the guitar to all fourths?

Kalle

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agreed - then just use a lighter set of strings

A 12 sting guitar tunes to a G above the high E with 0.007 string

On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 2:33 PM, Kalle Aho <kalleaho@...>wrote:

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