Dirty John Bonny

A lost boy who wants to join the pirates ...

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Chapman Stick

Taking time off from penises and free-associating with sticks instead.


One Cloud.
Turn it up.
About three and a half.
Click through for credits.


This is a rare and very difficult instrument. Sort of like an electric guitar, but with twelve strings. Merely fretting the string produces a tone, and a player can do melody and rhythm two-handed at the same time - sort of like a piano. I can't imagine how you wrap your brain around all that.

I first saw and heard one in a live concert by a friend - he did an arrangement of Aaron Copland's Hoedown from the ballet
Rodeo - you know, the beef-its-whats-for-dinner theme song.

It has a lush, rich sound.

You might find more here at YouTube. See this, especially.

Chapman Stick at Wikipedia.

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