Comments on: Benjamin Franklin, the Armonica, and What’s New in Music Tech for 1776 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/07/04/benjamin-franklin-the-armonica-and-whats-new-in-music-tech-for-1776/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:38:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Create Digital Music » Bizarre Fish-Themed Gadgets, Musical Instruments http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/07/04/benjamin-franklin-the-armonica-and-whats-new-in-music-tech-for-1776/#comment-16335 Create Digital Music » Bizarre Fish-Themed Gadgets, Musical Instruments Wed, 05 Jul 2006 16:41:43 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/07/04/benjamin-franklin-the-armonica-and-whats-new-in-music-tech-for-1776/#comment-16335 [...] Fish-shaped glass armonicas? Electronic snapping instruments? An entire line of nonsensical products that’s fish themed? Via comments on yesterday’s glass armonica piece, bodhi points us to various fish-based “performance-art-manufacturing” creations by the Japanese maywa denki group. Examples: Koi-beat: Manual rhythm-making machine in the shape of a carp. Inputted-rhythm by the switch is output at 100V. Glass-Carp: Compact,easy-to-play carp-shaped glass harp. Turn the handle to move the glasses round. Pachi-Moku: A unique back-pack-type”winged”musical device operated by electronic finger snappers. Two tones: high and low. [...] [...] Fish-shaped glass armonicas? Electronic snapping instruments? An entire line of nonsensical products that’s fish themed? Via comments on yesterday’s glass armonica piece, bodhi points us to various fish-based “performance-art-manufacturing” creations by the Japanese maywa denki group. Examples: Koi-beat: Manual rhythm-making machine in the shape of a carp. Inputted-rhythm by the switch is output at 100V. Glass-Carp: Compact,easy-to-play carp-shaped glass harp. Turn the handle to move the glasses round. Pachi-Moku: A unique back-pack-type”winged”musical device operated by electronic finger snappers. Two tones: high and low. [...]

]]> By: bodhi http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/07/04/benjamin-franklin-the-armonica-and-whats-new-in-music-tech-for-1776/#comment-16330 bodhi Wed, 05 Jul 2006 16:02:42 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/07/04/benjamin-franklin-the-armonica-and-whats-new-in-music-tech-for-1776/#comment-16330 a better picture: http://www.novmichi.com/naki/images/GMNK-K1_web.jpg from http://www.novmichi.com/naki/introduction.html a better picture:
http://www.novmichi.com/naki/images/GMNK-K1_web.jpg

from http://www.novmichi.com/naki/introduction.html

]]> By: Peter Kirn http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/07/04/benjamin-franklin-the-armonica-and-whats-new-in-music-tech-for-1776/#comment-16328 Peter Kirn Wed, 05 Jul 2006 16:01:16 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/07/04/benjamin-franklin-the-armonica-and-whats-new-in-music-tech-for-1776/#comment-16328 A fish armonica. Bizarre! Let me know if you find any more details on maywa denki or see one of those ... would love to see a bigger picture! A fish armonica. Bizarre! Let me know if you find any more details on maywa denki or see one of those … would love to see a bigger picture!

]]> By: bodhi http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/07/04/benjamin-franklin-the-armonica-and-whats-new-in-music-tech-for-1776/#comment-16327 bodhi Wed, 05 Jul 2006 15:56:51 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/07/04/benjamin-franklin-the-armonica-and-whats-new-in-music-tech-for-1776/#comment-16327 That reminds me of the "Glass-carp" by maywa denki, a "performance-art-manufacturing" group here in Japan. Its a hand-cranked armonica in the shape of a big carp. i could only find one small picture of it though :( on google images: http://images.google.com/images?q=maywadenki+glass-carp That reminds me of the “Glass-carp” by maywa denki, a “performance-art-manufacturing” group here in Japan. Its a hand-cranked armonica in the shape of a big carp. i could only find one small picture of it though :(
on google images: http://images.google.com/images?q=maywadenki+glass-carp

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