EchoDesiato Posted February 10, 2007 Posted February 10, 2007 "The Kelstone is a musical matrix. The Kelstone is a tapping instrument. The Kelstone is what you get when you put an electric guitar, an electric bassguitar and a keyboard in a blender. The Kelstone will be officially released at 'Het Depot' in Louvain Belgium on the 6th of March 2007. The Kelstone has 18 strings. The Kelstone is designed to compose, arrange, accompany and solo. The Kelstone has twice a 5-octave range, together 7 octaves . The Kelstone is protected by an international patent application. The Kelstone is , unlike the piano, an instrument where the hands are mirrored. The Kelstone is totally analog. The Kelstone is an instrument where you can mute the strings while tapping. The Kelstone has a great visibility on the fingers. The Kelstone will be purchasable on this site from the 6th of march 2007 onwards, if not sooner. The Kelstone is designed to dance while playing. The Kelstone in an instrument on which the barré-principle works both along the strings as crosswise. The Kelstone is amplified by a bass amp and a guitar amp. The Kelstone can fulfill the function of bass in a band but doesn't have to. The Kelstone is to other tapinstruments as the normal keyboard is to the one that hangs around the body. The Kelstone is to guitar or bass or keyboard as what the snowboard is to skis. The Kelstone is to guitar or bass or keyboard as what the drumkit is to the rhythm section in New Orleans in 1900. The Kelstone is to guitar or bass or keyboard as what the windsurfboard is to the sailboat. The Kelstone is like marriage: two parts, full on their own, working together to make it sound great." http://www.kelst.be/ I'm really excited about this, playing guitar and bass like a piano sounds so cool. I can see it becoming a very popular instrument. Here's a movie of it being played.
AshMat Posted February 10, 2007 Posted February 10, 2007 Looks interesting.. but surely an electronix keyboard with guitar msounds copuld do similar.
Fierce_LiNk Posted February 10, 2007 Posted February 10, 2007 That's pretty awesome. Nice find. Watching the video now.
The Bard Posted February 10, 2007 Posted February 10, 2007 Thats pretty crazy, I might give it a try if I see it in my local music shop.
Zell Posted February 10, 2007 Posted February 10, 2007 Pretty cool, dunno about the name though, sounds a bit silly. I hardly think it's revolutionary, it's not like it's a new instrument, more like a fusion of existing instruments.
fanman Posted February 11, 2007 Posted February 11, 2007 Very cool, though I think I'll stick with my guitar.
thirtynine. Posted February 11, 2007 Posted February 11, 2007 im pretty sire there is an indian instrument that looks exactly the same as that...
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