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June 6, 2019
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Johannes Kepler determined just how the planets of our solar system make their way around the sun.

He published his innovative work on the subject from 1609 to 1619, and in the final year of that decade he also came up with a theory that each planet sings a song, and each in a different voice at that.

Not all of the best minds of the scientific revolution thought purely in terms of calculation.

The blog ThatsMaths describes Kepler's mission as explaining the solar system in terms of divine harmony, finding a system of the world that was mathematically correct and harmonically pleasing.

Truly divine harmony could presumably find its expression in music, an idea that led Kepler to explain planetary motions in terms of harmonic relationships, a scheme that he called the 'song of the Earth.

According to this scheme, each planet emits a tone that varies in pitch as its distance from the Sun varies from perihelion to aphelion and back, that is, from the nearest they get to the sun to the farthest they get from the sun and back - producing a continuous glissando of intermediate tones, a whistling produced by friction with the heavenly light.'

Kepler named the combined result "the music of the spheres," but what does it sound like?
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I remember seeing Jackson Browne for the first time when the amazing David Lindley was in his band. While he could have played the most expensive guitars available, Lindley sported instruments by Teisco, National and EKO, to name a few. I would have laughed at him if he hadn't sounded so great. Since then, many other guitarists have followed in Lindley's footsteps by playing off-brand guitars. Heck, even EVH played a mid-'60s Teisco Spectrum V. All of which makes me wonder: Could this Japanese-made Norma EG-421 electric guitar help someone find their voice? 
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PHD Bass Guitars has built a Kai Eckhardt signature model. The bass is a single cut fretless featuring combinations of Redwood Burl, Ebony, Walnut and Quilted Maple. It has a body of Quilted Mahogany and a neck of Birdseye Maple. The fingerboard is quartered Macassar Ebony with Maple fret marker inlays. It has an ebony headstock faceplate, while the pickup covers use cutouts of the top wood to continue the design. Glow in the dark side dots were installed for better visibility on dark stages. Other features include Nordstrand pickups, a Bartolini PHD preamp, and a Graph Tech piezo system. Hardware includes Hipshot Ultralight tuners and a Hipshot bridge, all in a gold finish.
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Mettavolution marks a significant step forward in acoustic instrumental duo Rodrigo y Gabriela's catalog. Their adventurous experimentation on it includes the use of electric guitar and effects, and a stunning interpretation of the Pink Floyd epic "Echoes," but it also reflects a reconnection to their hardscrabble, street-playing roots. The sound is edgy and bristling with energy, just like it was near the turn of the millennium, when Rodrigo y Gabriela ditched their old thrasher electric guitars for acoustics, left Mexico City to busk on the streets of Dublin, Ireland, and eventually became an international sensation.  
    
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Yngwie Malmsteen claims that his debut album played a significant role in keeping Fender afloat when the company went through a challenging period in the mid-1980s. Yngwie spoke about his association with the legendary musical instrument manufacturer saying that he is very proud of the fact that the Fender Custom Shop recently launched a 30th-anniversary version of his signature model.
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Legend has it that Crate founder Gene Kornblum was in a Crate & Barrel store and was inspired to build a guitar amp by the wooden crates that held the retail chain's products. In 1978, the Crate CR-1 was introduced. And it was indeed housed in a wooden crate similar to a military footlocker. The 20-watt CR-1 fit the definition of an entry level/practice amp to a T. Utilizing ponderosa pine for the cabinet, it featured a solid-state chassis, a single 12" speaker, dual inputs, and gain, bass, treble, and master volume controls. The CR-1 was instantly popular, and several variations soon followed.
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Geddy Lee says he misses playing live with his Rush bandmates Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart. The trio brought the curtain down of their lengthy career when they played their final show together in Los Angeles on August 1, 2015 - the last show on their celebrated R40 tour. Since then, Lee has collaborated with Wintersleep on their 2016 track Territory and more recently released his Big Beautiful Book Of Bass. But asked if he misses touring with Rush, Lee tells The Chronicle Herald: I don't miss leaving my family. But I miss those three hours on stage with my buddies. That, especially in the last 10 years of touring, was so much fun and so gratifying. 

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