Post by Dick Glasgow on Jul 10, 2009 2:28:24 GMT 1
OK So when is the last time you played with a Hackbrett player? 
I was fortunate enough to play with one just last night, for lucky me, Nikita Pfister your other moderator, is over here for a few days, enjoying the Causeway Coast.
Anyway, I'm sure it was rather rare for any Irish pub to be honoured with the presence of Hackbrett & Dulcimer on the same night.
I must say, his chromatic Hackbrett has FIVE strings for each of note & it gives a gorgeous warm, full sound without being too loud & quite honestly makes a HD sound rather thin & weak in comparison.
That might be something for HD makers to look at, but before you all rush out to buy one, may I warn you that Nikita's own instrument cost in the region of £5,000, with a brilliant & discreet damper system included, of course!
Anyway, here are a few Hackbrett YouTubes to give you an idea of their rich sound & get you in the mood!
Swiss Hackbrett ~ 1
Swiss Hackbrett ~ 2
Swiss Hackbrett ~ 3
Note the long hammers, held between the 1st & 2nd finger!
Nikita tells me those slow tunes where they play in 5ths are typical Swiss tunes & they call that Yodel music.
There's an example of that music in song in this video: Zuger Kantonale Jodlervereinigung
Jodlervereinigung .... there's a word you don't see written here on ED very often! :lol:
Cheers
Dick
I was fortunate enough to play with one just last night, for lucky me, Nikita Pfister your other moderator, is over here for a few days, enjoying the Causeway Coast.
Anyway, I'm sure it was rather rare for any Irish pub to be honoured with the presence of Hackbrett & Dulcimer on the same night.
I must say, his chromatic Hackbrett has FIVE strings for each of note & it gives a gorgeous warm, full sound without being too loud & quite honestly makes a HD sound rather thin & weak in comparison.
That might be something for HD makers to look at, but before you all rush out to buy one, may I warn you that Nikita's own instrument cost in the region of £5,000, with a brilliant & discreet damper system included, of course!
Anyway, here are a few Hackbrett YouTubes to give you an idea of their rich sound & get you in the mood!
Swiss Hackbrett ~ 1
Swiss Hackbrett ~ 2
Swiss Hackbrett ~ 3
Note the long hammers, held between the 1st & 2nd finger!
Nikita tells me those slow tunes where they play in 5ths are typical Swiss tunes & they call that Yodel music.
There's an example of that music in song in this video: Zuger Kantonale Jodlervereinigung
Jodlervereinigung .... there's a word you don't see written here on ED very often! :lol:
Cheers
Dick
