Hopkin Instrumentarium: Handsome Dan sample--990933775 New Word Master System -

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Hopkin Instrumentarium: Handsome Dan sample--990933775 New Word Master System -Click Here for MP3 Demos [split] Handsome Dan is an experimental custom creation from the mind of master instrument inventor Bart Hopkin: A stringed Zither with a unique twist. The key is a clever system for picking up and isolating the harmonic resonances in unplayed strings. This flat wooden sound box has 14 strings, with a center bridge dividing them into two segments. A magnetic pickup is placed on one side, but the strings are played primarily on