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Manu Delago playing hang drum solo

manu delago playing hang drum Here is a video of musician Manu Delago playing a solo on the hang drum, which is a steel drum created in Switzerland. 

Video of Manu Delago playing the hang drum.  Wikipedia entry on hang drums.  Manu Delago's official website

Robot guitar tunes itself

Tuning an instrument can sometimes be a pain, but Gibson Guitar has come up with the world's first robot guitar, Les Paul Robot Guitar, that keeps itself in tune.

"It will not make you a better guitar player but it will allow the average player to access some very sophisticated tunings," Gibson Guitar Chief Executive Henry Juszkiewicz told Reuters on Tuesday.

The six nonstandard preset tunings were used on hits ranging from "Honky Tonk Women" by The Rolling Stones and Hendrix's "Voodoo Child" to Led Zeppelin's "Going to California" and Joni Mitchell's "The Circle Game."

Gibson says the robot guitar is aimed at amateurs who have a hard time keeping their guitars in tune, as well as professionals who now use technicians during concerts to keep about 100 guitars tuned to different keys.
Only 4,000 limited edition guitars will be available worldwide on December 7.  Price ta?  $2,500.

Four musicians play on a single instrument

StringfeverStringfever is an electric string quartet from England.  Watch as they play a single instrument at one time.

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