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Verkar vara så att Kaleidophon har använts som namn på elektriskt intrument vid fler tillfällen, exempelvis konstruerade Jörg Mager en 1939. Men det som tycks vara det intrument som framförallt förknippas med Kaleidophon är ett elektroniskt strängintrument konstruerat av David Vorhaus.
“First off, can you talk a bit about the kaleidophon, the instrument you invented? It seems to combine the merits of a guitar and a synthesizer.
David Vorhaus: It started out as [an instrument] modelled on the bass guitar. It’s got four strings. It’s not a guitar synthesizer, it’s totally different. If you pick it up and try to play it like a guitar, or a bass, you’ll find it very disappointing. For one thing, you’re playing one note at a time, unlike on a guitar. But you can bend notes on it. You can sequence the chords that accompany you.”
Dock hittar jag inget (ännu) om filmens mystiske Matt…
Som en liten sidemote var Kaleidophon även David Vorhaus studio.
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#OTD 1976: BBC Archive’s rock band is now auditioning for a Kaleidophon player. You must be this good, and have your own Kaleidophon.
You know – a Kaleidophon? “The mixed marriage between a violin and a plastic drainpipe”
