Bring me the head of the Thummer man

Andy and I have been combing the interwebs for interesting alternative and new music technologies, and our efforts have already turned up something interesting. It's called a Thummer, and it looks like a really interesting, intuitive instrument. Here's a pic:It's a rather ingenious little device, with the keys laid out in such a way that scales are played by a sequential pattern up the face of it. Start at any natural note, and the pattern remains the same for creating its scale. The knobs at the front of it are for controlling pitch and other factors. It even has a motion sensor. It can be laid flat, as shown, or it can also be attached together and played almost like an accordion. You can get more info about it at http://www.thummer.com/

This instrument seems like a perfect fit for H+. The only problem? It's not in production yet. I sent an email to the address at the Thummer website, came back as undeliverable. Tried to join the mailing list, and it only takes me to an error page. I'm worried that the Thummer is in development hell, to use a film term. I really want to get my hands on one. The CEO of the company does have a blog at http://www.thummer.com/blog/, and I'll leave a comment for him there, because at the moment it seems the only way I can get in touch with him. I'm hoping that even if the Thummer is not making it to the commercial sector, we could at least get a chance to work with a prototype. Heck, I'd even commission one, if that were possible.

So James Plamondon, if you're reading, please contact us at h.plus.music@gmail.com. We like what we see and we want to try your instrument.

If anyone else finds any new instruments they think we should use, please let us know!

-Daniel