GUITAR BOARD

> See http://tinyurl.com/392ofa - I have no connection with this sale
> but it is a very rare thing nowadays.
>
> This device was invented by Godley & Creme of 10cc but was not
> commercially successful - one explanation I have heard is that Lol
> Creme was the only person who ever figured out how to play it! Are
> there any other well known players?
>
> On Youtube there is one clip of Lol playing Gizmotron with 10cc on
> Old Wild Men - Enjoy.
> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=iEnViHtXNLI&feature=related

> umpston wrote:
>> See http://tinyurl.com/392ofa - I have no connection with this sale
>> but it is a very rare thing nowadays.
>>
>> This device was invented by Godley & Creme of 10cc but was not
>> commercially successful - one explanation I have heard is that Lol
>> Creme was the only person who ever figured out how to play it! Are
>> there any other well known players?
...
> If it was the case that the inventor was the only one that figured out
> how to play it then the design and/or implementation of the design was
> flawed in a serious way. By the looks of the thing, Id say that was a
> pretty safe bet.

> umpston wrote:
>> See http://tinyurl.com/392ofa - I have no connection with this sale
>> but it is a very rare thing nowadays.
>>
>> This device was invented by Godley & Creme of 10cc but was not
>> commercially successful - one explanation I have heard is that Lol
>> Creme was the only person who ever figured out how to play it! Are
>> there any other well known players?
>>
>> On Youtube there is one clip of Lol playing Gizmotron with 10cc on
>> Old Wild Men - Enjoy.
>> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=iEnViHtXNLI&feature=related

> If it was the case that the inventor was the only one that figured out
> how to play it then the design and/or implementation of the design was
> flawed in a serious way. By the looks of the thing, Id say that was a
> pretty safe bet. If the device worked well and worked intuitively and
> satisfied a need, then there would be dozens of people doing innovative
> things with it.

> Perhaps it didnt catch on because also, around the same time or shortly
> after, the non-mechanical version, the E-Bow, came out. E-Bow fits in
> your pocket, does not need to be attached to your guitar, runs off a
> single 9 volt battery, doesnt look like a kids toy and cant wear out.

> Dave Van wrote:
>> umpston wrote:

>>> See http://tinyurl.com/392ofa - I have no connection with this sale
>>> but it is a very rare thing nowadays.

>>> This device was invented by Godley & Creme of 10cc but was not
>>> commercially successful - one explanation I have heard is that Lol
>>> Creme was the only person who ever figured out how to play it! Are
>>> there any other well known players?

>> If it was the case that the inventor was the only one that figured out
>> how to play it then the design and/or implementation of the design was
>> flawed in a serious way. By the looks of the thing, Id say that was a
>> pretty safe bet.

> from the auction:-
> it does not work now. The plastic wheels harden over the years and
> break off, there are only five as one is missing. The power supply is
> included (but I have cut the cable and have used the mini jack for
> something else). Ill include the cable and it can easily be made to
> work again, but not a lot of point as the wheels are not attached.

> And someones offered 94 pounds?

> Seehttp://tinyurl.com/392ofa- I have no connection with this sale
> but it is a very rare thing nowadays.
>
> This device was invented by Godley & Creme of 10cc but was not
> commercially successful - one explanation I have heard is that Lol
> Creme was the only person who ever figured out how to play it! Are
> there any other well known players?
>
> On Youtube there is one clip of Lol playing Gizmotron with 10cc on
> Old Wild Men -

> Mark Bluemel wrote:
> > Dave Van wrote:
> >> umpston wrote:
>
> >>> See http://tinyurl.com/392ofa - I have no connection with this sale
> >>> but it is a very rare thing nowadays.
>
> >>> This device was invented by Godley & Creme of 10cc but was not
> >>> commercially successful - one explanation I have heard is that Lol
> >>> Creme was the only person who ever figured out how to play it! Are
> >>> there any other well known players?
>
> >> If it was the case that the inventor was the only one that figured out
> >> how to play it then the design and/or implementation of the design was
> >> flawed in a serious way. By the looks of the thing, Id say that was a
> >> pretty safe bet.
>
> > from the auction:-
> > it does not work now. The plastic wheels harden over the years and
> > break off, there are only five as one is missing. The power supply is
> > included (but I have cut the cable and have used the mini jack for
> > something else). Ill include the cable and it can easily be made to
> > work again, but not a lot of point as the wheels are not attached.
>
> > And someones offered 94 pounds?
>
> As a rare artefact of the era, it may well be worth more than that to
> some. There is still a ready market, as another example, for Teisco,
> Rosetti and similar guitars - more or less unplayable by todays
> standards but not valued primarily for their utility as players
> instruments.

> Mark Bluemel wrote:
> > Dave Van wrote:
> >> umpston wrote:
>
> >>> See http://tinyurl.com/392ofa - I have no connection with this sale
> >>> but it is a very rare thing nowadays.
>
> >>> This device was invented by Godley & Creme of 10cc but was not
> >>> commercially successful - one explanation I have heard is that Lol
> >>> Creme was the only person who ever figured out how to play it! Are
> >>> there any other well known players?
>
> >> If it was the case that the inventor was the only one that figured out
> >> how to play it then the design and/or implementation of the design was
> >> flawed in a serious way. By the looks of the thing, Id say that was a
> >> pretty safe bet.
>
> > from the auction:-
> > it does not work now. The plastic wheels harden over the years and
> > break off, there are only five as one is missing. The power supply is
> > included (but I have cut the cable and have used the mini jack for
> > something else). Ill include the cable and it can easily be made to
> > work again, but not a lot of point as the wheels are not attached.
>
> > And someones offered 94 pounds?
>
> As a rare artefact of the era, it may well be worth more than that to
> some. There is still a ready market, as another example, for Teisco,
> Rosetti and similar guitars - more or less unplayable by todays
> standards but not valued primarily for their utility as players
> instruments.