Handsome Dan is a creation from master instrument inventor Bart Hopkin: A stringed Zither with a unique twist. This flat wooden sound box has 14 strings, with a center bridge dividing them into two segments. A magnetic pickup is placed on one side, but the strings are played primarily on the other side, usually with a slide or plectrum. The tone is dreamy and ethereal, with a floating, swelling presence.

Noise Mutant - Only Road (Library Only) - Soundiron Hopkin Instrumentarium Handsome Dan

KILLERDDT - The Loyal Heart - Soundiron Hopkin Instrumentarium  Handsome Dan

Phi Yaan-Zek - Sands Of Time (Library Only) - Soundiron Hopkin Instrumentarium Handsome Dan

Brian Brylow - The Long Road Ahead (Library Only)  - Hopkin Instrumentarium Handsome Dan

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Tatiana A. Gordeeva - Broken Sun (Library Only) - Soundiron Hopkin Instrumentarium Handsome Dan

Alt Alt is a creation from the mind of musical inventor Bart Hopkin: A board zither with 16 strings, 12 of them tuned to the same pitch and 4 tuned to the octave above. The idea is to sound all 16 strings at once to produce a single grand resonance. The tone is chorusy and lush, with a full, swelling presence.

Chris Cutting - It Appears - Soundiron Hopkin Instrumentarium  Alt Alt

Brian Brylow - The Tine Of Dorian Grey (Library Only) - Soundiron Hopkin Instrumentarium Alt Alt

Pierce Constanti - Within The Gates - Soundiron Hopkin Instrumentarium Alt Alt

Squiggly-Amejewar is a custom wooden instrument with four strings and a buzzing bridge. This buzz effect works best with very long strings, and the strings on Squiggly are about seven feet long. They’re played with a flat-sided slide, making for a complex, varied and evolving sound.

Phi Yaan-Zek - We're Buzzing (Library Only) - Soundiron Squiggly Amejewar

Lars Chr Karlsson - Summer Rain (Library Only) - Soundiron Squiggly Amejewar

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