Message-ID: <alpine.NEB.2.00.1308142056410.6366@panix3.panix.com>
From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.wvu.edu>, Wryting-L <WRYTING-L@listserv.wvu.edu>
Subject: hasapi and cifteli
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 20:59:00 -0400 (EDT)
hasapi and cifteli http://lounge.espdisk.com/archives/1189 (best) http://espdisk.com/alansondheim/rare1.mp3 hasapi http://espdisk.com/alansondheim/rare2.mp3 cifteli the first instrument is Batak; I have the two strings tuned in unison. there are no frets and the soundhole is on the rear, which allows for changes in resonance as the hasapi is moved back and forth from the body. this results in amazing sounds that are almost impossible to reproduce on other instruments. the Albanian cifteli has a seven-note to the octave scale unlike anything else I've seen; it allows for fascinating riffs and tunes. you can see the hasapi at http://www.alansondheim.org/hasapi.jpg and there is information on the cifteli at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87ifteli (which should work). please give a listen; the hasapi alone is worth it; I had to adopt new playing methods to bring the resonance out. there's an article at http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasapi - which somehow has ended up with a picture of my instrument!