Saxophones at Merina Music
Guitars in the Virtual Store
The theme of this gallery is music in all its forms, as designs and artwork created in the metaverse as virtual goods find life as real life products. The collection here covers musical instruments and music played in a range of genres.
The Saxophone
The Saxophone is the only woodwind instrument that has never been made out of wood. Made of brass it has a reed mouthpiece. When you think of saxophones you probably imagine its characteristic bent body shape with upturned bell. This shape is typical of all saxophones, except the soprano sax which is straight.
The saxophone is named after its inventor, Adolphe Sax, a Belgian who created the instrument in in the 1840's. Intended originally for use in military bands the sax became synonymous with jazz and blues, and big band music.
Famous saxophone players have included Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and Stan Getz, as well as former US President Bill Clinton. Lisa Simpson has also frequently been seen playing the saxophone.
Electric Guitar
The first electric guitars appeared in the 1930's as acoustic guitars fitted with microphone pickups to amplify the sound in big band orchestras where guitars had to contend with the sounds of brass. Solid body electric guitars began to appear by the mid 1930's. As instrument amplification technology developed the range of instruments and the sound quality improved. Names of early pioneers such as Fender, Vox and Gibson are now synonymous with the electric guitar.
The instrument used in the gallery here is a solid body electric guitar constructed on the Openlife Grid. It features a neck and bridge pickup, tremolo arm, and volume and tone controls.
The instrument was used by Junivers Stockholm in his virtual world music concerts at Merina and Virtually Live.
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Instrument Design in the Metaverse
The instruments shown in this gallery were designed on the Openlife Grid and the designs were used in the artwork for developing a range of customizable and easy to personalize prestigious products, such as worn clothing, stationery, accessories and gifts that may be purchased on a production on demand basis.
