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Experimental luthiers are luthiers who take part in alternate stringed instrument manufacturing (such as the guitar, violin) or create original string-instruments altogether. Notable experimental luthiers include Yuri Landman, Bradford Reed, and Hans Reichel. ==Plucked instruments== The most well-known example is probably the Chapman Stick, developed in the early 1970s by Emmett Chapman. The Warr Guitar and the Kelstone (from Belgium) are alternate instruments which function on the same playing technique. The Gittler guitar is an experimental designed guitar created by Allan Gittler (1928–2003). Gittler realized that sentimental design references to acoustic guitars are unnecessary in an electronically amplified guitar, and designed his instrument with the objective of reducing the electric guitar to the most minimal functional form possible. He made 60 guitars in New York in the mid 1970s to early 1980s. In the experimental rock and free jazz scenes, many guitar players began modifying their guitars in the tradition of John Cage's prepared piano. Keith Rowe and Fred Frith became known for playing these prepared guitars. The latter also crafted experimental table string instruments. In the early '80s, Glenn Branca started building his own electric string instruments, called 'mallet guitars', based on the harmonic canons of Harry Partch. Around the same time, Hans Reichel built several 3rd bridge guitars before he invented his daxophone, which he is known for. Bradford Reed developed his Pencilina in the mid '80s. The Whamola, based on the Washtub bass, was developed in the nineties and became famous largely because it was used by Les Claypool. In recent years, multi-scale or fanned frets guitars and basses have started to emerge, as manufactured by Novax Guitars, Ormsby Guitars and others. These instruments are supposed to offer an advantage over the classical fixed-scale guitars and basses by providing more freedom in setting the tension of each string at the design and manufacturing phases. This may result in a more uniform tension of the strings, as well as timbre and tonal characteristics differing from the usual fixed-scale instruments. In the 2000s, Canadian luthier Linda Manzer created the Pikasso guitar, a 42-string guitar with three necks. It was popularized by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, who used it on the song "Into the Dream" and on several albums. Its name is ostensibly derived from its likeness in appearance to the cubist works of Pablo Picasso. In 2003, the Tritare was created by Samuel Gaudet and Claude Gauthier in Canada. In 2006 Yuri Landman built his Moodswinger for the band Liars and afterwards made a large series of alternate string instruments, such as the Moonlander for Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo, the Springtime for Blood Red Shoes and the Tafelberg drum guitar for The Dodos and others. Micachu made a few string instruments of which one is called the 'Chu'. One of the strings of the Chu carries a large series of small rings and sounds like a snare drum when plucked. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Experimental luthier」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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