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3 unusual facts about Chapman Stick


Ether Ore

Ether Ore is the latest solo album from one of the Chapman Stick frontrunners, Greg Howard.

Free Hands

Free Hands is the name of Emmett Chapman's two-handed tapping method of parallel hands used on his Chapman Stick instrument, and on several other Stick-inspired instruments.

Guitar picking

Tapping is used exclusively by some players (such as Stanley Jordan) and on some instruments, such as the Chapman Stick.


Parallel Galaxy

Parallel Galaxy is the first solo album recorded by Emmett Chapman, playing Chapman Stick, and it was released in 1985 on Backyard Records.

Pieces of the Sun

It features the Tony Levin Band, which includes Levin on bass guitars, stick and cello, Jerry Marotta on drums, Larry Fast playing synthesisers and Jesse Gress on guitars.


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