Verso Instrument's New "LOG" Lapsteel and Creativity through Play

About this episode

Robin Stummvoll discusses the release of Verso Instruments' LOG Lapsteel and the creative processes behind instrument design.

In this episode, Robin Stummvoll returns to the podcast to talk about the release of Verso Instruments’ latest design and the broader ideas that continue to shape his work. Robin is a designer and luthier whose work consistently challenges how we think about guitars, materials, and musical interfaces. This time, our focus turns to the lap steel. An instrument with no fixed archetype and enormous expressive potential. From innovation in tuning and construction to the physics of sound, percept...

People in this episode

Host: Jamie Gale

Guest: Robin Stummvoll

Topics covered

• lap steel
• instrument design
• creativity
• music innovation
• sound physics

Keywords

• lap steel
• Verso Instruments
• Robin Stummvoll
• instrument design
• music innovation
• sound physics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Verso Instruments

Products: LOG Lapsteel

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