S t e v e Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 B) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtfM2CozoAo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbabig Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 It's half harp half guitar man, I saw one at the Chicago Music Exchange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 cheers kimba, what a weird looking thing , love the way it turns into a les paul when he breaks into the solo B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Harp guitars have been around since the early 1900's. Here is a ad for a 1906 Gibson, which has already been sold; http://www.harpguitarmusic.com/listings/listing_gibson.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky scott 29 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 B) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtfM2CozoAo Look at my about me page... You will see another one there as well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky scott 29 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 B)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtfM2CozoAo Look at my about me page... You will see another one there as well.. Oh.. That's how there suppose to sound like... Actually, it's called a dyers harp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 It is a GIbson Harp Guitar, either a model "U" or "R" They were quite popular back around the turn of the last century. Very common in mandolin orchestras and such. There are numerous websites devoted to this fine instrument. IF that is the natural sound on this cut, I can see why they were so popular. Sad they fell out of vogue. The usual six strings over the fret board are played in the usual way. The harp strings are either allowed to vibrate in sympathy to the other 6 or than can be strummed at the player's digression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Great Post! He's miming though V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky scott 29 Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 One can get quite creative with one of these.. Page used one once in a while, but I must admit, David Gilmour never used one that I seen... He may have, just never saw it.. Page also used one of those HUGE triangle thingy boppies, that was almost as tall as himself... Not sure how many strings were on that though.. too lazy to look it up.... But those dyers were great sounding, and you would think more bands would use these kinds of instruments these days, to be different and original... Let's face it, thru the years, the guitars have not changed all that much, but the sounds some people can get from them is dwindling down though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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