> Sometimes one of those modifications invents a new instrument that captures the heart of millions
replyAbsolutely — the pedal steel is the obvious example. The entire notion of the upward country pedal steel guitar bend is actually a side-effect of the continuous behaviour of a pitch shifting mechanism that the original designer did not design it for, which has now evolved to create an entire genre.
And as an addendum I guess some of these more strident modifications are a bit more in scope now with the relative ease of working with metal in CAD and the lower cost of tooling generally.
replyI think as a musician one should maybe focus on playing instruments more than being dependent on products, but perhaps the balance is shifting more towards customisation than ever before.
Disagree. It's not a one-way trip, where the musician has inspiration, and the musical instrument is the vehicle. For most musicians, the musical instrument is itself a source of inspiration. That can be either expansive (look what this thing can do! wow!) or constraining (i guess i have only one option).
replyThis is one reason why some musicians (guitarists cough) collect multiple instruments. A telecaster makes you play differently than a les paul.
Sadly I don't think you even used AI to come up with this complete non-answer. If you don't have anything to say, why comment?
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