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href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/">9-string Kelstone guitar plays like a piano</a></h1> <div class="gallery_unit" id="gallery_top_unit"> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630js_/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script> </div> <div id="gallery_main"> <div> <span class="image_number">Image 1 of 20</span> <p class="gallery_next_prev"> <span>« <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143582/">Prev</a> | </span> <span> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143564/">Next</a> »</span> </p> </div> <div id="gallery_image"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg/kelstone-0.jpg" border="0" alt="The Kelstone 9-string instrument can be played using both hands, like a piano" width="445" height="668" title="The Kelstone 9-string instrument can be played using both hands, like a piano"> </div> <h2 id="caption">The Kelstone 9-string instrument can be played using both hands, like a piano</h2> </div> <div class="gallery_unit" id="gallery_bottom_unit"> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630js_/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script> </div>     <span class="title">Other Images from this Gallery</span> <div class="dotsontop" id="gallery_thumbs"> <div id="thumbnails"> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143563/" class="thumbnail thumb_selected"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/kelstone-0.jpg" alt="The Kelstone 9-string instrument can be played using both hands, like a piano" title="The Kelstone 9-string instrument can be played using both hands, like a piano" border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143564/" class="thumbnail "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/kelstone-1.jpg" alt="Kelstone weighs 18.29 pounds, is 42.5-inches long and has adjustable screws at the nut" title="Kelstone weighs 18.29 pounds, is 42.5-inches long and has adjustable screws at the nut" border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143565/" class="thumbnail "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/kelstone-2.jpg" alt="Kelstone comes with a universal adapter to fit just about any keyboard stand" title="Kelstone comes with a universal adapter to fit just about any keyboard stand" border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143566/" class="thumbnail "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/kelstone-3.jpg" alt="Jan Van Kelst at a Kelstone workshop in Belgium recently" title="Jan Van Kelst at a Kelstone workshop in Belgium recently" border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143567/" class="thumbnail "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/kelstone-4.jpg" alt="Kelstone requires a lot less scale and position study than a guitar or piano" title="Kelstone requires a lot less scale and position study than a guitar or piano" border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143568/" class="thumbnail "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/kelstone-5.jpg" alt="Not having to curl your fist around the neck also offers players the kind of note span use..." title="Not having to curl your fist around the neck also offers players the kind of note span use..." border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143569/" class="thumbnail "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/kelstone-6.jpg" alt="Two instruments can be used together like the double keyboard of a Hammond B3" title="Two instruments can be used together like the double keyboard of a Hammond B3" border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143570/" class="thumbnail "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/kelstone-7.jpg" alt="Two Kelstones are better than one" title="Two Kelstones are better than one" border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143571/" class="thumbnail "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/kelstone-8.jpg" alt="Players can strum, pick, hammer-on and pull-off, slide, bend, use both hands like a piano ..." title="Players can strum, pick, hammer-on and pull-off, slide, bend, use both hands like a piano ..." border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143572/" class="thumbnail "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/kelstone-9.jpg" alt="Kelstone is said to offer very long natural sustain possibilities, and is available in thr..." title="Kelstone is said to offer very long natural sustain possibilities, and is available in thr..." border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143573/" class="thumbnail "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/kelstone.jpg" alt="The Kelstone 9-string instrument can be played using both hands, like a piano" title="The Kelstone 9-string instrument can be played using both hands, like a piano" border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143574/" class="thumbnail "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/kelstone-11.jpg" alt="A funky polyethylene tube case is available" title="A funky polyethylene tube case is available" border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143575/" class="thumbnail "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/kelstone-12.jpg" alt="Kelstone offers players the kind of note span used to great effect by the likes of Jeff He..." title="Kelstone offers players the kind of note span used to great effect by the likes of Jeff He..." border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143576/" class="thumbnail "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/kelstone-13.jpg" alt="The Kelstone 9-string instrument with its dynamic muter pedal and tube carry case" title="The Kelstone 9-string instrument with its dynamic muter pedal and tube carry case" border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143577/" class="thumbnail "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/kelstone-14.jpg" alt="Guaranteed to turn heads, the Kelstone 9-string instrument" title="Guaranteed to turn heads, the Kelstone 9-string instrument" border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143578/" class="thumbnail "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/kelstone-15.jpg" alt="Although Kelstone can be used for metal on metal slide, its relatively low action opens up..." title="Although Kelstone can be used for metal on metal slide, its relatively low action opens up..." border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143579/" class="thumbnail "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/kelstone-16.jpg" alt="A funky polyethylene tube case is available" title="A funky polyethylene tube case is available" border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143580/" class="thumbnail "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/kelstone-17.jpg" alt="The volume and tone controls, and a close up of the dynamic mute feature" title="The volume and tone controls, and a close up of the dynamic mute feature" border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143581/" class="thumbnail "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/kelstone-18.jpg" alt="An included pedal-based dynamic mute feature acts as a virtual palm to help keep wayward s..." title="An included pedal-based dynamic mute feature acts as a virtual palm to help keep wayward s..." border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/picture/143582/" class="thumbnail "> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/kelstone-19.jpg" alt="The standard Kelstone comes with one single coil, passive pickup but other options are ava..." title="The standard Kelstone comes with one single coil, passive pickup but other options are ava..." border="0"/> </a> <br class="clear_left"></div> </div> <div id="summary_gallery"> <span class="title">Article Summary</span> <div class="dotsontop" id="summary_gallery_inner"> <div id="summary_gallery_left"> <p>It has the look of a lap steel and can certainly be used for playing slide guitar compositions but the relatively low action on the Kelstone 9-string guitar opens up many more opportunities over its 26 frets. Developed by Belgium's Jan Van Kelst, players can strum, pick, hammer-on and pull-off, slide, bend, use both hands like a piano player - or combinations of all such techniques. </p> <p><strong>« Back to <a class="blue" href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/kelstone-nine-string-guitar/19972/">9-string Kelstone guitar plays like a piano</a></strong></p> </div> <div id="gallery_island"><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("Music_IslandTop_Right_300x250");</script> </div> </div> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <br/>  <span class="title">Related Articles</span> <div class="dotsontop"> <div id="related_articles"> <div class="pair"> <div> <a href="/web/20111015045630/http://www.gizmag.com/disney-star-guitarist/10771/" class="image" style="clear: both" title="Disney Star Guitarist"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045630im_/http://images.gizmag.com/related/10771_15010980626.JPG" alt="Disney Star Guitarist"/></a> <a style="clear: both" class="blue" 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