Eigenharp Alpha and Karn Player Piano

Eigenharp Alpha and Karn Player Piano
Originally uploaded by mikemilton

I thought it would be fun to have a shot of the Alpha in front of the old Karn player piano

Chance Meetings

There are some people who are immediately likeable. Ed Pilling is one of those folk. We met by chance this week and, by chance, started chatting about music.

Oh, yeah, I play guitar a bit, and sing says Ed. It's amazing what you pay for a blues harp these days. What'd'ya play he asks

An EWI says I and a new thing called an Eigenharp.

So, the next day at dinner I show him the Alpha and he is immediately energized by its potential.... 'we just gotta play that in the band'

huh...  what band?, well this one (with Ed singing)



So we had a few burgers and a couple of drinks to round out a great evening!

Eigenharp Alpha Arrives

Well, the Alpha arrived this afternoon.

First stop was to bring all the boxes into the main room. Of course the dogs had to check them out.

The first two boxes revealed the stand and the laptop bag with the base station, cables, software and guides

This left only (tada) the case with the beast itself inside.

Open it up, connect the cable to the (already running) software and here it is.

Happily at home in the cabin. We may not have running water, but we have DSL and a nice music studio!

Eigenharp Alpha Ships

I just got a call from Aaron at Eigenlabs and my Alpha ships today (April 28th)

April 29th: DHL Status 08:56 - "clearance delay" (sigh)

April 30: Arrived at Sort Facility London-Heathrow - UK  (yipiee)


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Eigenharp Alpha Details

Lots of details are now public about the Eigenharp_Alpha at Eigenlabs WIKI. In particular, the Quick Start guide (a PDF) is a good starting point to understand how the instrument is played.

Link: http://eigenlabs.com/wiki/Eigenharp_Alpha/

Dear Mike,

I'm just emailing to let you know that we have taken the deposit for your Eigenharp Alpha on the 7th April.  We have now started to build your instrument which is due to be shipped on the 16th April.  We will charge the remainder of your balance when we ship your instrument.

If you have any questions about your order please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind Regards

Eigenharp Alpha

Well, Eigenlabs will finally ship to Canada and my Alpha is on order. I can hardly wait.

The Eigenharp Alpha