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The
Gibson Les Paul "Burst" has become the most sought after
vintage musical instrument today. Known for it's beauty, tone
and playing comfort. This one is a 1959 classic.
The
Zimo. A
hand crafted instrument built by the composer Harry Parch. It
is a micro-tonal marimba ( 42 tones per octave) with additional
percussive effects, hub caps etc.
Grafton
Alto Sax.
The body is made entirely of plastic with metal clip - off keys.
Made for a short time in the 1950's, it was used by Charlie Parker
and Ornette Coleman. The most Deco sax in the world.
Selmer
MK VI Tenor Sax.
This French saxophone has become a classic due to it's adjustable
key balance, even harmonics and reliability. Used by many of
the great tenor players; John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Sonny
Rollins, Stan Getz and many more.
The
Manzello, 1920's.The
late Roland Kirk used this and other customized instruments to
produced music of unusual imagination and uncompromising quality.
Similar to a soprano sax it produces a fuller sound but has strange
intonation.
The
Minimoog.
Small and compact, this three oscillator synth incorporates the
basic features found on the larger modular systems. Fat and gutsy
if you can keep the oscillators from drifting out of tune, bit
like the Manzello really.
Yamaha
WX5 MIDI wind controller. Excellent controller, capable of true wind
player expression. Works well with samplers but best when paired
with computer designed physical modeling synthesis.
Djembe.
Ghana. I
love this African drum because it has a deep gun (pronounced
"goon", the center bass note in the middle of the head)
and high edge note. The rounded wooden edge and the wide head
produce numerous pitch variations.
L.A.
Sax.
A one of a kind sax made by L.A. Sax (Milan) who specialize in multi
colored horns and straight altos and tenors.
Yamaha
GX1.
An experimental tri-manual synth with foot pedals, only seven
produced. Check out "Fanfare For The Common Man" recorded
by Keith Emerson, or Jack Lancaster and Rick Van Der Linden's
"Wild Connections."
The
Sarangi.
Known in the west as the double violin, the sarangi is revered
for it's uncanny capacity to imitate the timbre and inflections
of the human voice as well as for the intensity of emotional
expression to which it lends itself. Listen to Lakshminarayana Shankar playing on Peter Gabriel's
score for "The Last Temptation Of Christ."
Gong. This one is fashioned
from beaten copper and is from Borneo.
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