Magnetized Piano Harp

What if there were untapped notes and pitches lying dormant in one of the world’s most popular instruments? Then, what if somebody came along to awaken a new musical language in that ubiquitous instrument with the help of a few magnets?

Inventor Andy Cavatorta experiments with a piano harp and some interface hardware along with a laptop and some MIDI electronics and creates some of the most beautiful pad sounds I have ever heard.

Here is the link to the article in which he discusses his methodology:

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/how-to-build-a-magnetized-piano-harp-2

Here is the link to the youtube video:

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