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Silent Cello

Designed c. 2002
Designed by Yamaha Product Design Laboratory, Hamamatsu, Japan Made by Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu, Japan
Yamaha's line of "silent" string instruments was designed to be lightweight and thus more portable than conventional instruments. The abstracted, almost sculptural forms contain an electronic chip that allows the musician to recreate the virtual environment of an auditorium.

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