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Friday, March 20, 2009

Rufus Cappadocia and Friends - Pop!Tech 2008

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This video blows me away. It's of Rufus Cappadocia at Pop!Tech 2008. This is cello music like you've never heard before... Link: htt...
Sunday, March 15, 2009

The Pantheon Steel Halo site is LIVE!

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IT'S FINALLY HAPPENED! The Halo site is finally open on the Pantheon Steel website. There a four minute video posted on the site showin...
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Friday, March 13, 2009

Great Guitar Intonation Article

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Here's an excellent article on how to set the intonation for your guitar: http://www.guitarattack.com/repair/intonation.htm

Patheon Steel HALO is Coming!

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I am on the newsletter distribution list and waiting list for the release of the upcoming "Hang-style" drum from Pantheon steel . ...
Thursday, March 12, 2009

Guitar Fret Calculator

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I am working on creating a bass guitar from some scratch materials. I wanted to calculate that scale and fret locations as I am sizing mater...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Another Stan Wood video

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Here's another video of Stan Wood:
Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Stan Wood and his rubber band trumpet

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Here's an awesome video with Stan Wood, playing a piece of rubber band, and sounding just like a jazz trumpet.
Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Show me your homemade instruments

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I discovered this excellent video and responses on You Tube. The best videos are found in the video responses to this video: http://www.yout...
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Cool music apps for your iPhone

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Check out this preview of several music creation apps for your iPhone. There are a whole host of apps available to help you capture the beat...
Monday, September 29, 2008

Help Save Pandora Music

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If you enjoy Pandora Music ( www.pandora.com ) as much I do, then your help is needed to help save internet radio. I recieved the following...
Monday, August 18, 2008

Moyo Drum - Hank Drums by Rick Dunlop

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My good friend, Rick Dunlop, has started producing some wonderfully crafted Hank Drums . Rick is a talented musician and metal worker who ha...
Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Joe Craven

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I ran into Joe Craven at the World Music Festival in Grass Valley this weekend. We had a really fun conversation about obscure/interesting ...
Saturday, July 19, 2008

Hank Drums from alternative tanks

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Here's a great documentary video on a issues and concerns with building a Hank Drum from alternative tanks with Hank builder Forsyte Sta...
Thursday, July 10, 2008

Hicks Sticks Didgeridoos now back in business!

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Ben Hicks is back at it, making beautiful didgeridoos out of Aspen and other hardwoods. Ben took a break from the business for a year or so...
Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Play the Hang Electronically!

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Can't afford to buy a Hang? Well our friends over at the Hangfan.co.uk have put together a really fun, virtual Hang that you can play r...
Saturday, June 28, 2008

Hank Drum Magnetic Tuning by Milltone

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Larry, drum maker at Milltone Drums has demonstrated a new design using magnets to achieve a tunable Hank Drum. This is a very cool concept....
Friday, June 27, 2008

Mother of all Frame Drums

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I need some help from the blog readers out there. I purchased what I am calling " the mother of all frame drums " (MOAFD) a few m...
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Friday, June 13, 2008

Hank Drum Design Mistake

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Don't Try This at Home! I come before you humbled in this posting. I thought that I had a great idea to advance the design of the Hank D...
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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Mytunes MP3 Amp

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This is the coolest external portable speaker device that I've seen. Runs with any type of MP3 player. Runs on batteries or USB power fr...
Wednesday, June 11, 2008

How to build a Hank Drum: Removing the Valve

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I took a few photos during my last build. During this build I prepped 5 tanks, so I learned a bit about setting up a rig to help make value ...
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