Planck Demonstration1

[JandritoBlues]

This thing sounds way better than a Champman Stick or anyother tapping instrument I've heard.

[theemrgregward]

Hey Seven - Way sweet! I am sure it can mimick a seagull, too. Cheers - GregW

[MrMoneyHelper]

Sounds exactly like a Chapman Stick. I think the Stick is easier to play due to the hand positions. Still the Planck is a cool instrument.

[adidas331]

couldn't help but just listen...way to go o' brother of the string!

[SkipFilmProductions]

sounds great 

[reinux]

play bach on it, that'd sound awesome

[guitarDouchebaggery]

awesum!

[Toelehh]

Are that steel of nylon string?

[Sevenplanck]

@Toelehh

They are metal strings.

[1955thekeeper]

It reminds me in the layout ONLY of a Mountain Dulcimer with magnetic pick ups. It makes such sense to be able to produce tones with both hands instead of strumming with one hand and fretting with the other. So many more chords and rapidity of tempo can be made with your Planck. In instrumental music of the very near future, I believe you have a very melodic and new approach which will take off and become desired by the popular music culture. Kudos, bravo!

[igossojim]

the sound is beautiful..

[zourza]

Hey, I am building a 12 string version of The Planck, and wanted to know what you used for a string damper. Thanks!

[Sevenplanck]

I use a piece of rolled felt at the null fret. It takes a little experimenting to get it just right.

You want it to dampen but you don't want it to raise the strings.

When I play I'm careful not to pull-off on the string which also creates extraneous noise. Please let me know when you have one made. I'd like to see pictures and hear it.

[plutominusone]

@zourza what kind of tuning do you use and what scale length id like to build one of those also

[zourza]

@plutominusone the scale length is the same as a stratocaster. the tuning is something im still working on perfecting. but i will keep you posted.

[plutominusone]

@zourza Id really like to build one of those im a musician and your envention would be a nice addition to my music , thank you for the fast reply

[jakdedert]

Hi! I saw the Planck on the PM website and simply had to come to YouTube to comment. Actually I hoped there was more video of it here. Too bad. I hope you post more.

More please! I'm really captivated by the sound; very rich & warm. The short piece above is intriguing. Five more minutes of it would be wonderful.

[Sevenplanck]

Thank you for your comments. I will do what I can to put up some more material as soon as I have some time to write more. I tend to create these kinds of projects and then move onto something else. My life is kind of a Chinese curse these days.

"May you live in interesting times" if you catch my drift.

[MADJIHAD1942]

Ah cool I want one of those it sounds great!

[remim66]

Really nice I want the same !!

as you thought about selling the instrument or plans to make it?

[jstarret]

Nice work. It reminds me of a lap steel but with frets. It would be cool to fret a standard steel guitar, loosen the strings and adjust the pedal tuning. Play it like this, and you could do even more.

[kenjibeast]

That is, uh. Completely beautiful. Good lord, so you built this all yourself, I guess? Fantastic.

[Sevenplanck]

Thanks a lot! I do make them myself.

[tapper1472]

Wow! Love the tone and those HUGE frets! Very interesting.

[loneguitaristyannis]

Sweet tone, nice and warm.

Am I the only one who thought to himself at the beginning of the video "Hmm. He looks older than 7 to me."

[Sevenplanck]

Thanks for the comment. I wish I was 7 years old. I could get away with so much trouble. ;)

[ChristianDavis629]

That's a nice tone! It looks like a sitar and a megatar combined =P

[RussCottier]

Great tone, do you think that using the large frets instead of fret wire is what has given it that clicky tone particularly on the bass..like a chapman stick. I am building a tapper soon myself and want that funky tone which I can't seen to heat too often on a megatar/warr/box ?

[Sevenplanck]

It seems like everything seems to contribute to the tone, the giant frets being one. The pickup itself has a lot to do with it. The current design uses 1300-1700 winds (wound by hand whilst watching the TV) of 36 gauge wire and 1/4" rare earth magnets on the bottom of each pole piece. Give it a go....

[garyopenhill]

nice insttrument, HUGE frets, warm tone, nice tune. Join the tappestry forum for others with similar instruments.