Self-Tuning Guitar

Adam Smith · 01-28-2008, 01:09 PM

Musician's Friend - Gibson Robot Guitar
A Guitar that tunes itself!
Next step: Self-tuning robot trumpet.

Eeviac · 01-28-2008, 02:50 PM

I saw that on TV, showed the tuners moving themselves, Wow, that thing must be really out of tune I thought.

But everything is improved by making it more complicated and if possible, robotized. Everything. It's the way to the Future! (insert clip from The Aviator where H. Hughes keeps repeating "the way of the future...." ad nauseum because of his OCD.)

tatakata · 01-28-2008, 02:57 PM

ill pass.

Jude · 01-28-2008, 04:51 PM

TOYOTA.CO.JP -Toyota Partner Robot-
YouTube - Toyota's Trumpet Playing Robot

They come in two models, rolling and walking.

Why am I going now to practice scales?

Eeviac · 01-28-2008, 07:16 PM

All that robot has to do is emit the notes from its speaker (where the mouth is) and apply that to the trumpet MP and yeah, it's playing. Correlate that with the proper valves down of course.

It's a bit more modern, but essentially it's like a player piano and about as creative.

Jude · 01-28-2008, 08:47 PM

"Toyota developed artificial lips that move with the same finesse as human lips, which, together with robots` hands, enables the robots to play trumpets like humans do."

Interesting to know how they modeled the lip action, all the same.

flugelgirl · 01-29-2008, 10:32 AM

As for the guitar, I find Fender's new VG strat to be much cooler - my husband's a guitarist and I got to see both guitars in action. The Fender makes a lot more sense, even though you do have to do the initial tuning yourself, god forbid! As for Toyota's venture, I say the same thing I've said about our government grilling baseball players about steroids - don't they have anything better to do?

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Adam Smith Pianissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: MTSU Brand: Harrelson Posts: 186	Self-Tuning Guitar Musician's Friend - Gibson Robot Guitar A Guitar that tunes itself! Next step: Self-tuning robot trumpet.

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Eeviac Piano User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: chino valley arizona usa Brand: They are all good! Posts: 477	Re: Self-Tuning Guitar I saw that on TV, showed the tuners moving themselves, Wow, that thing must be really out of tune I thought. But everything is improved by making it more complicated and if possible, robotized. Everything. It's the way to the Future! (insert clip from The Aviator where H. Hughes keeps repeating "the way of the future...." ad nauseum because of his OCD.)
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tatakata Mezzo Forte User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 957	Re: Self-Tuning Guitar ill pass.

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Jude Piano User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 318	Re: Self-Tuning Guitar TOYOTA.CO.JP -Toyota Partner Robot- YouTube - Toyota's Trumpet Playing Robot They come in two models, rolling and walking. Why am I going now to practice scales?
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01-28-2008, 07:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Eeviac Piano User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: chino valley arizona usa Brand: They are all good! Posts: 477	Re: Self-Tuning Guitar All that robot has to do is emit the notes from its speaker (where the mouth is) and apply that to the trumpet MP and yeah, it's playing. Correlate that with the proper valves down of course. It's a bit more modern, but essentially it's like a player piano and about as creative.
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01-28-2008, 08:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jude Piano User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 318	Re: Self-Tuning Guitar "Toyota developed artificial lips that move with the same finesse as human lips, which, together with robots` hands, enables the robots to play trumpets like humans do." Interesting to know how they modeled the lip action, all the same.
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01-29-2008, 10:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
flugelgirl Pianissimo User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Norfolk, VA Brand: depends on the day... Posts: 223	Re: Self-Tuning Guitar As for the guitar, I find Fender's new VG strat to be much cooler - my husband's a guitarist and I got to see both guitars in action. The Fender makes a lot more sense, even though you do have to do the initial tuning yourself, god forbid! As for Toyota's venture, I say the same thing I've said about our government grilling baseball players about steroids - don't they have anything better to do?
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