The Pikasso and Medusa guitars [The curious note presents #2] by dimitarcv

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The Pikasso and Medusa guitars [The curious note presents #2]
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The world of music always surprises us. And it is not for less, this intangible, but universal art, has innumerable resources of expression for all genres and musical proposals. Almost anything can be done today in the world of music, taking our imagination to territories still to be explored.

It is in this case where the musical instruments play a key role when serving as a support to project and transcend the ideas of the musician, since without them the music would be unthinkable or at least limited.

When musicians decide to become creative, there is always someone who listens to them and helps them to materialize their ideas. This is the case of Canadian luthier Linda Manzer, who in 1984 built the Pikasso guitar at the request of jazz guitarist Pat Metheney.

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Metheney asked Manzer to design and create a guitar with as many strings as possible. This is how this guitar was born, formed by 42 strings, distributed among 4 masts and with 2 resonance holes. When all the strings are assembled and tensioned, the instrument supports 1,000 pounds of pressure in the different parts of the body. The weight is approximately 6.7 Kg.

To achieve this the luthier invested two years of construction in approximately 1.000 hours of work, achieving an instrument that sounds as follows in the hands of Pat Metheney:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNkTMyuP2zM

Manzer is known for creating acoustic sound guitars with nylon, steel or archtop (those used to play jazz). Many artists have relied on their talent to build their instruments.

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On her website you can see conventional and other very curious guitars such as The Medusa, which has 52 strings and a design reminiscent of the Pikasso model. It was commissioned by Danish guitarist Henrik Andersen.

To learn more about this instrument, I invite you to watch the following video with a brief explanation of Manzer, accompanied by a good example of the potential sound of The Medusa from Andersen himself. A versatile instrument that can enhance our creative abilities to explore new musical territories.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbEJjuJJzhg

I invite you to know the work of Linda Manzer visiting her website and social networks:

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@illuminati-inc ·
wow, cool guitars!!!
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@dimitarcv ·
Thank you @illuminati-inc! They are amazing guitars...
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