A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT I DIDN'T KNOW EXISTED.

[Kandinskyesque]

It started with watching this video, where I thought "there's a good idea for guitar part" because I do this song in my solo act...


Which led me to looking into what instrument Stevie was playing.
It's called a "Harpejji". (link)

A cross between a guitar and a piano. Although at a few £1000s for one I doubt it will be joining my musical arsenal any time soon.

 

[Engine Swap]

Which led me to looking into what instrument Stevie was playing.
It's called a "Harpejji". (link)
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A cross between a guitar and a piano. Although at a few £1000s for one I doubt it will be joining my musical arsenal any time soon.

#7

 

[brookdalebill]

But, Harpeji-Face just doesn’t have the same ring to it!

 

[Mjark]

I know about them but have never seen one in the wild. Kind of cool.

 

[Jim_in_PA]

I saw a video awhile back where Stevie was playing that and in my mind, I said "what is that?"

 

[dented]

Stevie was playing one at the Paul Simon tribute, I just watched the replay last night. Pretty cool stuff.

 

[chris m.]

Cory Henry kills it on the harpeji--

 

[chris m.]

I had heard of a hurdy-gurdy, but had never seen one until I saw Robert Plant a few years back. Kind of like a Scottish sitar I guess...

 

[guitar_paul1]

I couldn't keep from thinking about Metalocalypse while listening to the intro on that 25 guitar riffs video.

 

[Flyboy]

I've only recently become aware of this.

Anyone seen Francis Dunnery and his touch guitar? The geezer from '80s Prog band, It Bites?

 

[fishermike]

Yes, but you can only play harpejjios on it.

 

[guitar_paul1]

Similar idea. I knew Dave back in the 90s.

Bunker Touch Guitar - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[String Tree]

The Kids today come-up with the Kookiest Stuff.
YEP!!!

 

[telemaster03]

It's like a weird cross between a button accordion and a washboard...

 

[Kandinskyesque]

I've only recently become aware of this.

Anyone seen Francis Dunnery and his touch guitar? The geezer from '80s Prog band, It Bites?

Francis Dunnery on the tap board.
I'm a fully-fledged member of the Dunnery fan club.

My mate, despite being a guitar tech for some of the biggest names in the guitar world still holds the time he got to pour Dunnery a pint in his dad's pub in Lanarkshire in the 80s as one of his biggest rock and roll achievements.

 

[aging_rocker]

+1 on Mr Dunnery, a very talented man.

I'd never heard of the harpeji before though,

 

[AAT65]

I've only recently become aware of this.

Anyone seen Francis Dunnery and his touch guitar? The geezer from '80s Prog band, It Bites?

I saw him playing it with It Bites a couple of times back in the ‘80s and then stood just a couple of feet away while he was playing it at King Tut’s in Glasgow a few years ago.
I am quite a Dunnery fan and he is a star guitar player (& singer) — but I have to say what he does with the Tapboard isn’t his most interesting stuff…

 

[bowman]

I’ve never seen one of those. I definitely heard them on records but didn’t know what was making the sound.

 

[Thebluesman]

Cory Henry kills it on the harpeji--

Not a 'play in a day'

 

[ficelles]