LASER SPECTACLES, INC.
Instrument of Music and Beauty:
the Mysterious Laser Harp
The Laser Harp is a musical instrument developed by Dan Millikin and Tim Walsh. It is a simple concept: the “harp strings” are beams of laser light directed at sensors, which detect whether or not the beam is on or off. When the performer plucks a string (breaking the beam of light to the sensor), a MIDI note is sent to a musical synthesizer and the corresponding note is played. The laser harp is designed so that the strings can be multicolor, or color modulated.
Formal Laser Harp
The sensors are designed to be separate from the laser source so that the strings can be made longer. It would be possible to make a giant overhead laser harp that filled a room with beams, and the audience could play it from underneath.
The Laser Spectacles laser harp is designed for its own use in its own productions. There are no plans for a production model at this time.
Since we have had the laser harp on our web site, we have found other laser-harp related items on the web. This beautiful laser harp to the left was invented by Geoff Rose of Laser Special Events in Australia.
And be sure to check out Jean Michel Jarre’s site! He is famous for playing a laser harp. You can try to find it at www.jeanmicheljarre.com.
Early Laser Harp
Here is Tim’s Laser Harp Holiday Greeting:
