The Melancholy Sound Of A Failed Guitar Alternative | Hohner Guitaret

The Hohner Guitaret was by all accounts a failure. Designed for “heiße Rhythmen“, “hot rhythms“ to replace the guitar in jazz and dance bands of the 1960s, it never took hold. Not many of these lamellophones were made as a result, and even less survive. Nevertheless it found a cult following by musicians embracing its muted and melancholic tone. In this video I play it, open it up to reveal how it works and explore it’s ambient potential. Guitaret Sketches out is now Bandcamp: Music, Soundpack and thanks: MY SIGNATURE SOFTWARE: THE HAINPACK IS HERE: GRANULAR SYNTH: FASHION: CONNECT: BUY THE GEAR I USE (EU): BUY THE GEAR I USE (US): (affiliate links, I get a few % if you buy through them) BUY THE GEAR I USE (UK) IMAGE SOURCES: Picture Ernst Zacharias Photo: Ulrike Muehlbachler Manual Images: Image Factory Trossingen: