Leonardo da Vinci's forgotten musical invention

Re:Leonardo da Vinci's forgotten musical invention by cousin_it on Monday June 17, 2019 @02:33AM (#20200424)

Nice! So it has (in MIDI parlance) polyphonic aftertouch, but no pitch bend. I wonder if you could make a string instrument with both.

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Re:Leonardo da Vinci's forgotten musical invention by leoc on Monday June 17, 2019 @05:28AM (#20201233)

Sure. Here's a fretless bass with a Gizmotron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBCvI-do0KA Even better, here's a pedal steel guitar with a Gizmotron ... and Robert Randolph: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-CODgpHuPY .

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Re:Leonardo da Vinci's forgotten musical invention by cousin_it on Monday June 17, 2019 @07:37AM (#20201904)

Thanks, I didn't know about this device, really cool! Do you know if it's possible to have a sharper attack? Like, pluck the note normally and then sustain it with the device.

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Re:Leonardo da Vinci's forgotten musical invention by leoc on Monday June 17, 2019 @11:57AM (#20204267)

It should be possible: at https://youtu.be/i-CODgpHuPY?t=59 you can see Randolph using a thumb-pick as well as the Gizmo, though it requires some careful positioning. (I've never used a Gizmotron myself.)

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Re:Leonardo da Vinci's forgotten musical invention by kragen on Monday June 17, 2019 @03:19AM (#20200644)

Sure, just adjust the tension on the strings, the way electric guitar players do with a whammy bar.

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