Blaster Beam

A Blaster Beam is an electric stringed instrument that was invented by the artist Craig Huxley in the 1970s. Four or more piano strings are stretched in parallel over a long about 6 meters ( 18 feet ) body made of aluminum, which are made ​​to vibrate by directly striking or otherwise. Here also a polished cartridge can be used.

The sound is electrically removed and reinforced. The result is a metallic rattling sound; The pitch can be changed continuously. A wider audience was the musical instrument through the use of in Jerry Goldsmith's score for Star Trek: The known film from 1979 and the use of John Barry in the film music for The Black Hole.

The musical instrument is also used as a replica of the Japanese musician Kitaro ( under the name Beam).