Articles about musical instruments
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Topic: Articles about musical instruments
Posted By: Gerinski
Subject: Articles about musical instruments
Date Posted: May 26 2024 at 14:20
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Hi, since a few months ago I am collaborating with a catalan website dedicated to progressive and alternative rock, writing some articles about the musical instruments frequently used in the music we love so much, especially those profusely used by the prog giants in the 70s. I'm including the link to that web section below. So far 10 articles have been published and a new one gets published every 4 or 5 weeks. Honestly I don't know how many I will finally write, we will see... The articles are written in catalan but I have tested the translation into English by the google chrome web translation feature and the result, while not being perfect, is more than understandable (not meaning the Google Translate application but the chrome feature which translates the web page itself). Please note that the articles appear in reverse order, that is, the first one (the Mellotron Part 1) is the one appearing at the bottom, the next one is the Mellotron Part 2, then the Birotron, then Chris Squire's triple-neck Wal, etc etc, while the latest one (the Minimoog) appears on top. I recommend reading them in order of publication, so from bottom to top. I hope that you can find these articles interesting, and if you should have any questions or remarks I will be pleased to answer them, cheers! https://totumrevolutumpress.com/sample-page/especial-instruments/" rel="nofollow - https://totumrevolutumpress.com/sample-page/especial-instruments/ |
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: May 27 2024 at 13:42
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Thanks, an interesting project!!
You mention the Fender bass guitar, which certainly had many adherents in prog music (Greg Lake, John Wetton etc.). I also think the amazing Rickenbacker 4001 deserves special inclusion, as its high-treble sound when played with plectrum and round-wound strings defined the music of Yes, Renaissance, Flash, Genesis, Rush and many others!  ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: Moyan
Date Posted: May 27 2024 at 14:51
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Posted By: Gerinski
Date Posted: May 27 2024 at 15:09
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The contribution of these articles is far from finished, for sure I will talk about the Rickenbacker basses and much other stuff in future coming articles! The present 10 articles are just a sort of appetizer!
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Posted By: Moyan
Date Posted: May 27 2024 at 15:33
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 27 2024 at 16:06
Hi, You think that Klaus Schulze will ever get any recognition for some of that? A lot of these ARP's were his arsenal in the early days. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Moyan wrote:Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: May 27 2024 at 17:07
Or...Roger Powell? Before Roger joined Todd Rundgren's Utopia, he recorded Cosmic Furnace (1973), a bar-raising electronic instrumental album composed on ARP synthesizers, along with piano/clavichord: _Odyssey _2600 _2500 _Soloist https://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=6948" rel="nofollow - https://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=6948 https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=35751" rel="nofollow - https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=35751   ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Moyan
Date Posted: May 27 2024 at 20:59
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Posted By: Gerinski
Date Posted: May 27 2024 at 23:07
Fully agree. Roger had also worked for ARP as engineer and programmer. He also developed the first keytar, his Probe, of which Jan Hammer also got a unit.
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Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 00:11
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[REDACTED] tldr: Rickenbacker is greedy and I don't like the company ------------- “On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.” — Ernest Vong |
Posted By: Moyan
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 00:30
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Posted By: Moyan
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 05:18
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 06:25
Vivaldi with Cannons .... (from the live album!!!) ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Moyan
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 06:33
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Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 06:49
FYI, this is a Theremin. Notice this bent metal rod widget, which is a crucial part of the instrument's construction.  ------------- “On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.” — Ernest Vong |
Posted By: Moyan
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 06:58
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Posted By: Moyan
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 07:02
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Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 07:05
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I was partially joking, because, to be fair, the Theremin is a relatively simple device. And a hi-hat stand rod can actually act as an antenna. But, having the horizontal "volume" gizmo definitely helps. It's the original and the most common design, so experienced Thereminists can use it to its full potential. An adequate analogy would be say if a guitar player (traditional Theremin) was gonna play a Tsugaru Shamisen (Jimmy Page style Theremin). B) ------------- “On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.” — Ernest Vong |
Posted By: Moyan
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 07:25
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 09:16
Correct!  ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Moyan
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 10:37
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Posted By: Valdez1
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 12:11
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Adrian Belew played an instrument like a theramin during TCoL tour at the house of blues but I can’t rember the name of it? Anyone? ------------- https://bakullama1.bandcamp.com/ |
Posted By: Gerinski
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 12:45
Those Staccato drums are a descendant of the North used by Alan White or Billy Cobham among others. |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 12:47
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Hot take: North/Staccato drums were nothing more than a gimmick. :P ------------- “On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.” — Ernest Vong |
Posted By: Gerinski
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 12:50
Thanks for all the comments, they are very welcome but, has anybody read the articles? 
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Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 12:53
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Nope. And that's due to the fact I don't speak Catalan. :_: My Spanish got real rusty too. ------------- “On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.” — Ernest Vong |
Posted By: Moyan
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 16:18
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Posted By: Gerinski
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 16:26
You just have to click on the "translate to English" option, you should have it in your browser. I have tested it and the translation is decent enough, more than understandable. In Chrome it appears just by clicking on the mouse right button.  |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 16:58
Nicely done, keep going! ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: Moyan
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 19:36
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Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: May 28 2024 at 22:01
------------- “On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.” — Ernest Vong |
Posted By: ProgSynonym
Date Posted: June 08 2024 at 23:55
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Posted By: ProgSynonym
Date Posted: June 08 2024 at 23:58
Yo, check it out! Roland GR-500 was like totally insane dude! It was this sick piece of gear that let musicians create soarin’ electronic vibes using an electric guitar. Steve Hackett totally killed it at this epic concert in 1978. The show kicked off with Steve straight-up slaying on the Roland GR-500 guitar synthesizer.   |
Posted By: Gerinski
Date Posted: June 09 2024 at 22:53
Thanks buddy! Yeah I will surely write about the guitar synths too!
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