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Exaptation of the Guitar, Part Two

Posted on Jan 16th, 2008 by Michael : The ice on Mars is melting. Michael

Pat Metheny plays the "Pikasso Guitar" (Continued from Part One.) Every adaptation is a hypothesis, the projection of meaning onto whatever we're given.  And so, mathematically speaking, exaptation and adaptation are sets that contain each... More »

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Visionary Instruments: an ode to the Chapman Stick

Posted on Oct 11th, 2007 by Michael : The ice on Mars is melting. Michael

Unlike with previous instruments in this column, I have a long-standing and personal relationship with the invention I'll be discussing this week.  It's called the Chapman Stick , and it was one of the most... More »

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