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The most expressive instrument yet made?

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Old 08-10-2009, 8:56 AM   #1
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The most expressive instrument yet made?

Check this out.

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Do you drum it, strum it or stroke it?

Gotta get me one of them!

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Re: The most expressive instrument yet made?

Just saw it at the Beeb and popped in here to see if anyone else had an opinion.

Looks fun. A few bum notes and odd switchover noises in there, and it suffers from the usual synth guitar awfulness, but I'd like to have a tinker with one.
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Re: The most expressive instrument yet made?

Looks like fun, but an expensive toy.
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Re: The most expressive instrument yet made?

these are pretty awesome, theres some impressive vids on youtube,could make waves in dance/electronica

i'd have a fiddle
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