What weird instruments do you own/lust after?

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:04 pm

Sublimedo wrote: a mellotron would rule too

+1

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:32 pm

I have a rusty saw that I enjoy. I would love to own an optigon.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:40 pm

holyCATS1415 wrote:I would love to own an optigon.

those things are amazing.

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deadonkey · Post by **deadonkey** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:16 pm

also would love an autoharp to play deez songs

I have a 5-string banjo, but it gets played like a guitar. I can't get my head around banjo at all, it's a very odd instrument to me. I haven't really put the time in though. Currently play more mandolin than anything else.

Also noodle on lap steel in A6th tuning for that honky tonkin' Hank Williams sound.

less_cunning · Post by **less_cunning** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:01 am

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Bend Matrix by 4ms.

(also. how does one do that that 'click to view photo' thing to "hide" big photos on here thanxxx...)

((oh crap weirdest thing i own is a Sleepdrone 2.))

Post by **Doog** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:10 am

less_cunning wrote:(also. how does one do that that 'click to view photo' thing to "hide" big photos on here thanxxx...)

The "spoil" button on the posting toolbar (ze white box, top left) is what you want, squire.

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:13 am

less_cunning · Post by **less_cunning** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:47 am

many thanks kind sirs: a thousand virginal alice dellals for you in paradise...

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:04 am

stewart wrote:
holyCATS1415 wrote:I would love to own an optigon.
those things are amazing.

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i love rob crow.

LimpDickCheney · Post by **LimpDickCheney** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:51 pm

Mandocaster

Rickenbacker bantar

plesiosaurus · Post by **plesiosaurus** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:22 am

Speak of the devil, look what I got today

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Only $49.99 off craigslist because I found a penny in the case.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:19 am

Some fool on Wikipedia wrote:Despite its use of recordings of actual musical instruments in lieu of internally generated sounds, the Optigan suffered from poor tonal quality due not only to the bandwidth limitations of its optical system but its mechanical system as well. The Optigan concept was really similar to that of the Mellotron (early sampling technology) but while the Mellotron used magnetic tape, the Optigan borrowed its technology from early film soundtrack technology. A optical strip contained the soundtrack on early films and the same technology (AM Modulation) was used on the optical discs in the Optigan. All modern (digital) sampling technologies use FM technology. And indeed the quality of the Optigan was more like that of AM Radio.

I think this is an appropriate moment to say
BULLSHIT

But what else would you expect of Wikipedia?

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:52 am

even if the quality is a bit grungey, that's what makes it good. why on earth would you want digital samples? might as well go the whole hog and buy some MIDI backing tracks of bette midler songs. fools!

JamesBenjamin · Post by **JamesBenjamin** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:01 pm

Dear plesiosaurus,

I hate you.

Love,
-Benjamin