Showing posts with label World Record. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World Record. Show all posts
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Pim Zond - World's Largest Moon Guitar Mandolin - Recordsetter.com
Pim Zond - World's Largest Moon Guitar Mandolin 22" diameter
Experimental guitarist Pim Zond briefly plays an original free improvisation (now called "Dead Ring"). Hand-built from non-music related parts this 5 string acoustic "moon guitar" or mandolin has a body ring of 22" in diameter, and a fretboard of 11 inches is currently the world's largest. It's design is inspired by his previous record set with the world's smallest mandolin. Both are based on Chinese designs of pipa and rupan, as well as abstract sculptural appointments.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
World Record Set In Winnipeg Canada
Two Inch World Record Set In Canada
RecordSetters.com has awarded a new world record to avant-garde musician Pim Zond from Canada for the playing of the world's smallest mandolin. [ClickPress, Sat May 12 2012] The US world record site Recordsetter at http://bit.ly/K3Z2H7 famous for being on the Jimmy Fallon Show as well as on CBS and CNN in the USA, has awarded a new world record to avant-garde musician Pim Zond from Canada. The award is for playing an original experimental musical piece on a handmade mandolin or Chinese lute or moon guitar the size of only 2" in diamater. The record was set in December 11, 2011 and varified today at Youtube.comAnother performance video featuring the song "Smoke On The Water" can be seen at DailyMotion.com: http://www.dailymotion.com/pimzond#video=xn80y9 with Pim Zond using the same tiny musical instrument. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="250"]
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