Deep sound of electric aeolian harp / wind harp - Tuned in low D
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- čas přidán 12. 07. 2024
- Deep sound of electric aeolian harp / wind harp - Tuned in low D. Soothing wind harp / aeolian harp sounds for meditation, relaxation, focus and peaceful rest. It is the sound of pure nature, the planet and the air movement generated on it. There is no human interference in this music - only frequencies, overtones and harmonies produced by nature.
Aeolian harp | Wind harp - wind powered instrument with 10 strings in 4 gauges, tuned in LOW D in 2 octaves with zither tuners. Made of maple and ash. Aerodynamic hood for laminar air flow. (you can take it off and play it like normal harp or zither).(profiled, empty inside like an airplane wing), microtuners, and wind indicator. Original sixtus humbucker.
The sound is as it was recorded - unprocessed, raw wave file from Zoom H6 before mastering or any manipulation. Recorded as a demo.
The wood is reclaimed - curved and heterogeneous - in the case of the harp, it doesn't matter. Woodcut based on W. Skoczylas (1925)
Aeolian harps named for Aeolus, the ancient Greek god of the wind. The traditional Aeolian harp is essentially a wooden box including a sounding board, with strings stretched lengthwise across two bridges. It is often placed in a slightly opened window where the wind can blow across the strings to produce sounds. The strings can be tuned to the same pitch, or identical strings can be tuned to different pitches. Besides being the only string instrument played solely by the wind, the Aeolian harp is also the only string instrument that plays solely harmonic frequencies.
The Aeolian harp - already known in the ancient world - was first described by Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680) in his book Phonurgia Nova (1673). It became popular as a household instrument during the Romantic era, and Aeolian harps are still hand-crafted today. Some are now made in the form of monumental metal sound sculptures located on the roof of a building or a windy hilltop.
Feel free to experiment with tuning but keep in mind that the best results are when you tune it in octaves with different gauges of strings.
There is no percussive aspect to the sound like that produced by a wind chime; rather crescendos and decrescendos of harmonic frequencies are played in rhythm to the winds.
Please remember that you need wind to hear it - you can use your windows to create whiff but the best effects are when used as on youtube video.
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00:00 Introduction
00:14 Setup
00:57 Sound demo - Hudba
What an amazing instrument 🔥
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SUBSCRIBED BRO. FREAKIN AWESOME CONCEPT!! I DIG IT. THANKYOU FOR SHARING!🤍
Thanks man! I really appreciate your feedback
Piezo pickup would be great on this one)
I used piezo but it did not work good for me. I must learn how to use it. There were more mechanical sounds than pure signal from the strings
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Subscribed. Your wind harp builds are really incredible, such amazing tones. I want to build one myself -- do you find that standard guitar and bass strings work alright? Or do you recommend zither strings or similar? I saw your piano wire video as well, but curious what you've had the best results with. Cheers.
Thank you. As far guitar and bass strings work fine or I haven't found better ones. Piano wire is ok but the signal is not so strong. Any kind of string made of magnetic metal will work. Cheers
Amazing video and amazing craftsmanship.
Do you know if this would work with a common lapsteel ?
Sure but fret markers would be helpful
And yes, every stringed instrument will work as aeolian harp
Sublime! Are these zither strings? Im going to set out to make one of these myself and would love to know.
These are electric guitar strings. I used them because of their lenght
I love your design! I have made a prototype, but yours is a master work. Can you tell me about that cool 10 string bridge? Where did you get that, and I assume the width of strings it produces is a standard humbucker pickup? Also how much affect does your wind hood add?
All you can see here is made by me from the scratch. Except the strings and the humbucker and microtuners from violin. The pickup is a guitar humbucker so I had to fit the strings to it’s width. The hood helps during the light wind but the harp works well without it when it’s really windy
@@MikuCigarBoxGuitar It's very beautiful with the inlays and the small details. Nice craftsmanship. That bridge is really neat. And it sounds great!
Thank you Sir
Is it possible to play this like a steel guitar? Maybe have it in an open tuning that can be fretted as the wind vibrates the strings
Sure but it can be tricky 'cause there are no fret markers. But you can tune it as you want
What kind of strings did you use?
Electric guitar strings. E, D, B and high E
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Would have been nice if you'd actually played something... beautiful looking instrument though.
Thank you but please read the description. Aeolian harps are played by the wind not the human. Watch whole video to hear how wind induce harmonics and strings.
@MikuCigarBoxGuitar Lol, right?! I think the intricate engraving under the strings showing 'breath' escaping an athereal being kinda says it all.🤔💨