The Wheelharp by Antiquity Music on Kickstarter

Not technically a synth, but rather a bowed instrument with a mechanical keyboard, you might remember the Wheelharp from NAMM and previous posts here.  Antiquity Music hope to release the Wheelharp and have started a campaign to help fund the project on Kickstarter here.  Click through for the full details.

Deagan Una-Fon Mechanical Keyboard Bell Synth

Published on Mar 9, 2013 AntiquityMusicLLC·14 videos

Watch your volume levels on this one. A bit steampunk in design. Antiquity Music are the people behind the Wheelharp circular bowed keyboard featured at this years NAMM.

MATRIXSYNTH NAMM 2013: Antiquity Music Booth Pics

Some pics of the Antiquity Music booth featuring two versions of the Wheelharp, one with standard flat piano keys and one with circular keys.  Note this is not a synthesizer or electronic instrument. It's a bowed string instrument that you play with keys. "The Wheelharp is a groundbreaking keyboard musical instrument that gives the player the ability to orchestrate a full chromatic scale of sixty-one (61) actual bowed strings at one’s own fingertips, almost like having a real chamber string orchestra at hand."

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Wheelharp Testimonials at NAMM 2013

Published on Feb 1, 2013 AntiquityMusicLLC·12 videos

"Wheelharp testimonials from leading music industry manufacturers from around the globe.

Adam Steinberg - Kurzweil
Glen Darcey - Arturia
Marc Doty - Bob Moog Foundation / Automatic Gainsay

Antiquity Music
www.antiquitymusic.com
info@antiquitymusic.com"

NAMM 2013: The Wheelharp

The Wheelharp from Atomic Shadow on Vimeo.

"A curious instrument from the 2013 NAMM show. It has stings that move in contact with a rotating 'bow' to play the strings like a violin. Yes. They are very expensive but quite lovely"

NAMM 2013: WNAMM13: Wheelharp Up Close Video

Published on Jan 25, 2013

Not technically a synth of course. Piano meets violin. Filing this one under mechanical.

Antiquity Music Debuts the Wheelharp at NAMM 2013

It looks like the Wheelharp [video posted here] is coming to NAMM. Hall E at Booth #1280

"LOS ANGELES, CA - In anticipation for the forthcoming 2013 NAMM Show, Antiquity Music premieres the Wheelharp, a groundbreaking keyboard musical instrument that gives the player the ability to orchestrate a full chromatic scale of sixty-one (61) actual bowed strings at one's own fingertips, almost like having a real chamber string orchestra at hand.

With an exotic Victorian profile, curved keyboard, and stunning rosette appointments, the instrument's appearance is equally as breathtaking as its audible character. It utilizes a patent-pending action to translate the player's subtle fingerings into a range of bowing intensities, and comes equipped with a full damper system and an electronic pickup system, allowing individuals to sculpt astonishingly beautiful and complex sounds.

The Wheelharp is available in a Radial Model (curved keyboard) and a Linear Model (traditional straight keyboard), and in several ranges. Art case options are available upon request.

Antiquity Music will be exhibiting the Wheelharp at the NAMM Show, January 24-27, 2013, at Booth # 1280.

More information on the Wheelharp can be found at www.antiquitymusic.com or by contacting Antiquity Music at info@antiquitymusic.com."

Antiquity Music Wheelharp

Published on Jan 7, 2013 AntiquityMusicLLC·11 videos

"Wheelharp
Jon Jones & Sons
Exclusively manufactured and distributed by Antiquity Music"