Brett Learns to Play the Hackbrett

Who knew Hacking Brett could be this fun
Thank you Toni for being our teacher! www.antonpeter.com/
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[@sabrinai]

If you can hack Brett slowly, you can hack Brett quickly.

[@Felirobloxing]

Good point 😂😂

[@deschua]

I saw this comment before watching the video and was wondering why Brett was being hacked… 😂

[@Turtlpwr]

Bullseye. Niiiiice.

[@e2pii213]

@@deschuasame for me:-)

[@MirrorViewer]

Ay, even TwoSet noticed

[@JamesBond_006.9]

As a German, „it sounded not so bad“ is probably the highest compliment you could receive 😂

[@heitron81]

That is exactly what I thought. 😊

[@mille_fiori]

We Swabians say: "Not scolded is praised enough."

[@gatesurfer]

@@mille_fioriI spent two months in Stuttgart when I was in college! The Swabians and their sayings were quite amusing. The one I learned was “Schaffe, spare, hausle baue, starbe.” (Work, save, build a little house, die.)

[@MennoTabbernal]

Hahaha genau

[@Jenairaslebol27merde]

@@mille_fiori die übersetzung von dem artikel aus dem schwäbischen grundgesetz han i no gar net kennt. muss i mer merke! geil :D

[@Schalaster]

Funnily enough, there is a similar Chinese instrument that's called the Yang qin, so it's still related to Brett's name

[@toramenor]

Omg, what a cool coincidence

[@zyx2942]

Omg at first sight I thought they looked so similar to yang qin too! Glad I'm not the only one :D

[@klyay4914]

haha I was looking for this comment

[@williewillus]

IIRC all of these instruments descend from a Persian instrument that spread both west and east, they all retain this trapezoidal shape

[@isaacmarks31]

When I first saw the video, I thought they had Chinese dulcimers (yangqin) and was so excited because they've learned Erhu before and I thought they might be planning to do a Chinese instrument ensemble. Oh well, I can keep dreaming! :)

[@GruntSquad92]

even to someone who speaks German, its funny how blunt German naming conventions can be. Hackbrett... Chop-Board

[@guikentaro]

So Brett is a human board... Fairly interesting 🤔

[@kyihsin2917]

If I had heard the word out of context, I would have assumed a Hackbrett was like a charcuterie board for ground meat.

[@GruntSquad92]

@@kyihsin2917 right?! that was my first thought as well!

[@pentasquare]

And people say German is harsh. I mean its like if Russian sounded like English. Slightly heavy words for us but its not "angry"

[@katam6471]

It's the same in Swedish, "hackbräde".

[@Ellaurphant]

When you actually practiced today and you can rightfully watch the new twoset video:

[@mariavidineeva2524]

Good job!

[@Ellaurphant]

@@mariavidineeva2524Thank you 😊

[@KieranWhite911]

But did you practice for 40 hours??

[@Ellaurphant]

@@KieranWhite911 Unfortunately, i am not LingLing nor am I Chloe Chua, But i will try my best to reach atleast 39 hours and 59 minutes a day

[@brownsugarlessicebubbletea]

Senpai noticed you!

[@sankalp_gupta]

Final scores: Eddy: +3 blind +1 confused old man Brett: +2 blind +4 confused old man

[@makytondr8607]

Thanks, I was looking for something like this 😂

[@Kilo-wz3fu]

When eddy and Brett make jokes, I’m forced to remember how they are over thirty

[@genesiso7578]

I was literally just thinking about that

[@petert1595]

Of course

[@Chrisamic]

Once a college student, always a collage student.

[@clementbr5216]

There's an age to make jokes

[@simplytwosetter]

I can already imagine, after n months/yrs later, they will do another guess the instrument charade, and either Brett will be like "what the hell is this" or Eddy will be like, "the instrument with your name in it, hellobrett or sth" 😂

[@HanaMangaka]

Ah yes I see it now

[@MissTwoSetEncyclopedia]

Absolutely sounds like them. 😅

[@simplytwosetter]

Someone got ignored by Twoset lol It looks to me that this comment is squeezed between the two comments that Twoset liked lol

[@TheNeptunianGamer]

LMAO they would 😂

[@user-ib9iw4ye4g]

Tuning this thing must be a nightmare. But at least it looks like its mother was a piano and its father a stealth bomber.

[@scythecurie3963]

It really is a nightmare for tuning. Because every note has multiple strings (my hackbrett has 4) and you have to tune every one of them the same for 32 notes or more. Yeah that can take about an hour or so:,)

[@InstrumentalistElle]

This is the best comment I've ever seen

[@soheilsakipour4642]

It comes from a persian instrument called santoor which is quite older 1600-900 B.C.

[@laurabunn2993]

At least their mother didn't smell of elderberries?

[@MarieBra]

I play a string instrument called six chord zither (Akkordzither). Every time I tune it I am scared of strings may break. Which happens almost every time. Every chord has six strings to tune and every melody string is a double string. Is hellish to tune every time 😄.

[@chaotic_violist]

Loving the return of the older style videos! Roasting movies, learning _____ in an hour…now we just need violin charades again!

[@janach1305]

I love violin charades.

[@jmp2114]

And sightreading!

[@aminemcova8005]

As a Czech person - hackbrett is great instrument in czech folk music. Little storytime here: my uncle, bored stiff with the piano, decides to throw in the towel during a lesson. Without a second thought, he blurts out 'hackbrett' when asked what instrument he'd rather play. Lo and behold, his piano teacher takes him seriously!😂 Fast forward a couple of weeks, and there he is, sitting in a hackbrett lessin. Flash forward again, he's graduated from music school as a pro hackbrett player. Talk about stumbling into your passion, right? The hackbrett chose him!😂❤

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[@magkal8690]

Not only...it's a great instrument for Hungarian and Romanian folk music also...

Search for Ferenc Liszt...

[@DarthLenaPlant]

Yeah, it absolutely choses you. I have been captived by its sound from a small age already, and it took me 20 years to actually be able to get lessons (because in my city the Zither rules, not the Hackbrett (it's seen more as a rural instrument))

[@sabrinai]

Hackbrett, my long lost cousin 🤣🤣 that killed me! 💀

[@sabrinai]

Toni explaining how to hold the hammer. Meanwhile Brett: If you want to flip someone off.

[@claudvigilante]

Eddy looking like a Neapolitan ice cream.

[@ambermao9547]

help why is this so true

[@millianarakuzen]

Now I want ice cream

[@brownsugarlessicebubbletea]

The irony that Eddy learned the scale faster on hackbrett than Brett…

[@abrilspinella2778]

He knows his Brett 😂

[@heitron81]

0:55 Where are all the Austrians complaining about Hackbrett to be a German instrument… being introduced by „Salzburger Hackbrett“ ❤

[@crystalgaming12]

2:40

[@Casutama]

HERE! (but Toni did clarify in the video, so it's fine. And also, Hackbrett is used in folk music in the entire "Alpenland" - it's used in Slovenia and Czechia too for example, and in Switzerland. So I think it's wrong to "claim" it too much. Introducing it as a _German_ instrument *is* sacrilegious though)

[@joshualangworthy2195]

No matter the instrument, Brett never fails to create cursed music 😂

[@chia_s_ee_d]

“If YoU cAn HaCk SlOwLy, YoU cAn HaCk QuIcKlY” 😂

[@tfrowlett8752]

I love the hackbrett, or the hammer dulcimer as it’s also known. I watched Everybody Wants to Rule The World performed by Ted Yoder and it was beautiful.

[@fionamackenzie5444]

Hammer Dulcimer I like that, better name than Hackbrett

[@tfrowlett8752]

@@fionamackenzie5444 yes I agree

[@oxoelfoxo]

wow, Ted Yoder's great! thanks for telling us about him

[@e2pii213]

@@fionamackenzie5444but then you lose the "hacking Brett" joke:-)

[@katam6471]

I was looking for this comment. The version with Ted Yoder playing and Curt Smith singing is one of my favourite YT clips, even though the sound quality isn't the best.

[@user-hr8zo6tj5q]

am i the only one who realised these type of instruments all have part of brett inside? The hackbrett, and the yangqin (If u dk what that is, its a chinese orchestra instrument)

[@PEN-LiYin]

I am just gonna say, It really looks like Yangqin.

[@phineas1117]

As a violist also play the yangqin in junior secondary school, I can tell both the heckbrett and the yangqin shared the same concept of playing

[@souldancersbyjennifer]

​@@phineas1117 many instruments evolved from other older instruments brought over from a different country/culture. Yangqin itself was created out of santoor from Persia (Iran)

[@1003willy]

fun fact, more people play yangqin in the world compared to hackbrett 😂

[@wangxiaolei]

The "Hammered dulcimer" page on Wikipedia says this instrument has many variations in different countries all over the world. e.g. Yangqin (扬琴) in China.

[@annaairahala9462]

Yes, it's Iranian Persian in origin, but spread all over the world and was adopted/altered by many cultures! It's not a "German instrument" either though

[@natepultorakmusic928]

Persian Santoor/santur, hungarian cimbalom, chinese Yang Quin, belarusian tsymbaly, italian/spanish Salterio, the Thai khim, and the American Hammered Dulcimer. A surprising number of cultures have included the Hammered Dulcimer in their folk tradition and some even in their classical tradition!

[@Weeping-Angel]

HackBrett Yang qin 😏

[@TheLarkResending]

Yes, his claim that this was invented in the 1930s is slightly misleading - this particular design was, but very similar instruments have existed for centuries.

[@Ijistwanttobelingling]

I’m so happy that TwoSet made this type of content again ! Thank you so much for introducing other instrument!

[@soheilsakipour4642]

It comes from santoor which is an old persian (1600-900 B.C.) instrument,

[@xxmoonlightstarzxx590]

me before school when checking youtube: sees twoset video Late for school

[@AliOssol]

Also me: WhY aM aLwAys LatE

[@BarristerCat]

Refreshing to see a return of the twoset coverage on different instruments. ✨

[@chia_s_ee_d]

Guys I was today years old when I found out Viola in French is L’alto whereas violin is just violon and cello is violoncelle 😂😂 just a subtle reference to alto clef lolll we were completely roasting them in class today

[@user-tx2xo2tz1i]

In Russian too, the viola is called al't, also as a reference to the alto clef

[@MissTwoSetEncyclopedia]

Just a precision. Viola is just "alto", the " l' " is the article (like "the" in English"). the viola = l'alto viola = alto And the double bass is called "contrebasse". Glad you learned some French. ;-)

[@chia_s_ee_d]

@@MissTwoSetEncyclopediaoh oops, yeah that makes more sense

[@louiseadrien5641]

I'm not sure if this is a reference to the alto clef, because in French this clef is not called clef alto but "clé d'ut 3" (because it is on the 3rd line). I think calling this instrument alto is a kind of abbreviation of "violon alto", just as you have also "saxophone alto", in reference to the register ("les altos" can also mean the female singers who sing in a low register). So to me it is more a reference to the register (but the alto clef is called like this because of the register too).

[@georgetourloukis7194]

I can't believe you guys did this, I play santouri (a greek version of hackbrett) and I've been inspired by your videos to start practicing classical pieces. The recognition is amazing.

[@londongael414]

I love these videos where they learn a new instrument. It's fascinating to see the newbie clumsiness combined with the years of experience and musicality, quickly producing a result that is "not so bad" at all. I hope they do some more soon.

[@TheLadyVictoria]

Amazing! I live the Celtic version of this instrument called the Hammered Dulcimer! It has such a dreamy sound but is tuned a little different. They are both the grandfather tto the piano. 😂

[@edgarforteamoles3173]

It'd be amazing if you guys did something with flamenco and Spanish guitar in general. It's such an unknown and underrated style out of Spain and it's a shame, especially given that the history and evolution of the guitar in Spain had such a huge influence in all styles of modern music. Also in classical: Santiago de Murcia, Gaspar Sanz, Joaquín Rodrigo, Isaac Albéniz...

[@Chrisamic]

Spanish guitar history is very interesting. It took what was a baroque instrument and modernised it and which then went on to influence many styles of modern music.

[@bookwitch6791]

I really hope they'll do this video, it would be awesome.

[@edgarforteamoles3173]

@@Chrisamic baroque guitar also developed in Spain. Most accepted theory is that it developed from the Arab lute. Already in 1200 there were already a guitarra latina and guitarra morisca

[@goody3shoes543]

Anyone else think that Eddy's Flight of the bumble was actually really good? 8:46

[@Iluvtwosetandwatchtoomuch]

I reckon he played 15 notes a second :)

[@user-Lauriionss]

Hey Twoset!! This isnt really related to the video but I just wanna say thank you for introducing me to classical music! I was appointed as assistant section leader in my section, and to think that I wouldn't even have joined if I didnt watch your videos :') And it's really interesting to learn about other instruments from different cultures. The sound of the hackbrett sorta sounds like a guzheng, which is really cool

[@goofy5607]

its like a German version of a Santoor (also written as Santur)

[@debadritaghosh1531]

Yes. I think Santoor has evolved from this instrument, most probably.

[@goofy5607]

@@debadritaghosh1531 santoor is way older than this, so no the santoor hasnt evolved from this

[@s.h.4679]

Another cousin!!

[@souldancersbyjennifer]

Santoor is way older. Even the Chinese version, yangqin evolved from it, being brought over via the silk road during the Tang Dynasty

[@jgodin312]

This probably evolved from the santoor or Chinese instruments which spread through the Silk Road. It’s also very similar to the Hungarian cimbalom, or tsimbl in Yiddish

[@duolaetus]

Awesome to see, that you tried the Hackbrett! As an Austrian, i will forgive you for calling it a german instrument. 😂 It´s quite common in contemporary and early music too! But you can play all kinds of genres - just check out our channel!

[@ryanamalasvlogs6793]

*In mind* I have heard this sound before. *Realised that* it sounds like an Indian instrument called Santoor

[@zahramohseni2452]

It's not indian, it's Iranian traditional instrument!

[@annaairahala9462]

Yes, the hackbrett is a variation of the Santoor, but it's Persian/Iranian in origin, not Indian although there are Indian variations of it. It's not a "German instrument" like the title claims either though

[@AndreaColombo-fx1wh]

Didn't the Hackbrett/Hammered Dulcimer originate from the Santoor?

[@FunCuber89]

Whaaat, you were in Munich and didn't hop over to Mittenwald to see its violin making school? I hope you come the next time you're in the area :)

[@chai__tea]

As a German who is not from Bavaria, I was taken by surprise how the tunes they played immediately transported me to that southern region of Germany. Folk tunes have such a power on your subconscious mind, the associations just pop up...

[@Mondkreischer]

Haha exactly what I was thinking. Oh yeah, I can hear him being from bavaria😅

[@simplytwosetter]

Brett should improvise on the hackbrett and together the cousins create a music world that can be replicated by no others.

[@Samriddha_Chatterjee]

Toni is so soft spoken. His voice is really soothing.

[@QueenMonny]

He's also absolutely gorgeous. But that's not really relevant to his musical talent. 😅

[@faithfrancisco9829]

I’m so glad Brett found his long lost cousin 🥰 the family reunion was great 😂😆

[@e.k.9982]

I noticed small changes in editing.I hope Editor San is still there

[@demoige7948]

The English name for it is hammered dulcimer. Heard once Carol of the bells on it and it was great :)

[@Court-Master-Harlequin]

And it’s used a lot in the dishonored OST

[@Silverbirchleaf]

I was confused for a moment, assuming I was wrong for thinking it was a dulcimer... 😅. Thanks for clarifying!

[@andreistoriei2050]

In romania is called țambalul, is very wonderful instrument. Sound is more in comparison to german.

[@MrWhat-ot4ri]

i‘m from switzerland and playing the hackbrett for 13 years, so cool to see you guys🙌

[@kj62431]

Similar hammer dulcimers are used in many other European folk music. Love it, guys! I have several friends who play here in the US.

[@KMARW]

it s called cymbalum.

[@lindajohnson273]

Evart Michigan the largest dulcimer festival in the world. Fantastic.

[@2LUV3VIOLin28]

Please do violin charades again! We need more charades!

[@Michela_Zzz]

I came to see you in Munich from Italy and the atmosphere was so warm and exciting! I loved you guys and Sophie SO SO much, your show was amazing - it made up for the countless hours of train ride back and forth a million times over ❤

[@meow-barkbark]

thank you for making your videos they always make me happy

[@user-eb3qo2lq4y]

Yepppp

[@blairwu]

Indeed!

[@Yellowkitty._]

Brett playing the hackbrett

[@L-rc8hh]

I love to see this kind of videos again! What a beatiful sound! Love this instrument. 🥰

[@deafscribbler]

Finally! Real captions have returned! Now I have a whole bunch of videos to catch up on :D

[@mehraneahmadi645]

This is so much like SANTUR which is an IRANIAN instrument... you should check out the PERSIAN instruments like: Kamancheh _ Tar _ Setar _ Daf ... the Persian Classical Music has so much history

[@annaairahala9462]

This! I can't believe they called it a "German Instrument" 🤦

[@debadritaghosh1531]

Okay. Santoor was evolved from Iran. I get it now. But, I have another question. Was it brought to India by the Mughals (or Moghuls)?

[@e2pii213]

@@annaairahala9462The title "We learned to play the German version of an instrument with Iranian roots, that has many versions around the world but not typical in Western classical music repertoir " would have been too long?

[@mehraneahmadi645]

@@debadritaghosh1531 excuse my English.. Actually idk if Santur was brought to India by them or others but it is true that it has traveled to other countries around the world specially Asia like India..Pakistan..Turkey..Iraq..china But it's transformed by the time and it has different names

[@annaairahala9462]

@@e2pii213 I would have been fine with the title if they just explained it in the video, but his explanation was that it was "created in Germany". Like if it was a Yangqin, it wouldn't be an issue to say "Chinese instrument" if you didn't explain its origins as being created in China when it's also derived from the Santur

[@Geodesine]

One of my favourite instruments finally being featured. 😍

[@lordneeko]

These are some of my favorite types of videos!

[@harpfully]

We have almost the exact same thing in Appalachian America and call it a hammered dulcimer

[@Court-Master-Harlequin]

Except for a difference in hammer, it is identical, keen eye my friend

[@alisapogoreltseva5217]

I didn't know I needed flight of the bumblebee on the hackbrett until this moment

[@nancyjfs]

I still didn't need it. Ha-ha!

[@sabrinai]

Another one to add to the twoset learning instruments series🎉🎉🎉🎉!

[@kaylanoel2011]

Yayyyy more twosettt ❤❤❤ also petition for you to play flight of the bumblebee all the way through on it

[@txbooklvr]

I’ll love to learn this one day, I love the sound! I play percussion, and when they learned how to play scales it reminded me some when I learned double second steel drums, learning patterns and sharing the melody and accompaniment between the right and left hand. They did awesome !

[@eonadoragon]

That’s my boss 🥳 nice to see him in a two set video

[@franzantonpeter-hackbretth9758]

😂😂😂

[@franzantonpeter-hackbretth9758]

Go Practice !

[@eonadoragon]

Always 😉

[@e2pii213]

@@franzantonpeter-hackbretth9758Toni, somewhere people asked about the title of the pieces you played at the start of the video, then the one you played with the Brett and Eddy. Can you share? Thanks. And you ARE a very nice man, and an excellent (patient) teacher!!!

[@e2pii213]

@@franzantonpeter-hackbretth9758(40 hours a day!!)

[@sabrinai]

At least the posture for playing the Hackbrett won't destroy their bodies.

[@narayans3364]

Thanks 4 introducing me to this awesome new instrument twoset ❤❤🎉🎉

[@podoke]

eddy lookin very huggable in that sweater

[@Johnathan-oq7fl]

Ich liebe euch zwei set! Machen Sie Weiterhin tolle videos!

[@natepultorakmusic928]

Yay! My instrument’s cousin!!!! If you want to see bumblebee, look for the Hungarian version, known as the cimbalom. There is a video called Ion Miu Godfather of the cimbalom where he plays bumblebee (and due to the nature of the instrument, the notes are clearly articulated despite playing at a speed at which the hammers almost disappear)

[@sampolinad]

Wow what a beautiful sound! 🪐 Lovely instrument! 🤩

[@hogishim.]

Wow, I almost thought this was Santoor! Hackbrett is so similar to it.

[@gimletrose1985]

Idk why but this reminded me of "go practice Brett" video from a long time ago 😂 my mind visualized these guys yelling "go hack a brett, go hack a brett, GO HACK A BRETT!!!" 😂😂😂

[@melanezoe]

That was really fun. I’ve never heard of that instrument; it has a lovely sound.

[@Nia_von_L]

You're in my hometown!! Next strange German instrument you should learn is the "Maultrommel" 😁💙

[@redmom666]

Eddy...always a flex. Brett...always silly😅 ❤

[@anvisinghrajawat]

POV: Your name is Brett Mom- At least be a computer engineer and learn coding and hacking if you don't want to be doctor or lawyer. Me- Okay mum I will learn the 'Hackbrett'!!

[@bernadettegross808]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mynameisjeff869]

It's pretty much a Central European instrument. Hackbrett is the German variant but you will find a very similar instrument in Czechia where I'm from. It's called cimbál and it is the core instrument of our Czech folk music.

[@m.katharinaa8553]

OMG THEY DID IT HACKBRETT REPRESENTATION!!!!!!

[@DarthLenaPlant]

I play the Hackbrett too, I was NOT expecting content on this instrument on this channel, NGL XD I should definitely practice more tho XDDDD Grettings from Vienna, I hope you'll get to play here too someday!

[@DeliciousPigeonCheez]

I fell in love with the sound of the hammered dulcimer when I first heard L'Arpeggiata many years ago. Beautiful instrument.

[@Xanthe_Cat]

Well, it’s not strange and not purely German. You can find similar instruments to the Hackbrett all over the world.

[@e2pii213]

They did not say this is purely German, and strange is subjective. They are familiar with other similar intruments - they even learned to play the Chinese version. The title "We learned to play the German version of an instrument with Iranian (+...) roots, that has many versions around the world but not typical in Western classical music repertoir" would have been too long?

[@AndreaColombo-fx1wh]

​@@e2pii213also there's the Hungarian Cymbalom...

[@ZiaElohka]

Yay, you're trying folk instuments now. I would like to know more about the history of the hackbrett. To me it looks like just another version in the hammered dulicimer/ cymbalon/ santour family. When and how did it come to Germany? Maybe next time you are in Skandinavia you can try the Nyckelharpa and the tagelharpa, both bowed instruments. There are so many interesting musical instument to discover :) I know you tried to play some Chinese traditoinal intruments already, but not yet the guqin. I would love to see you try that.

[@franzantonpeter-hackbretth9758]

Hey, Toni there, the Hackbrett player from the video. You are right, it’s a part from the Santur cimbalom hammered dulcimer family. Originally all these instruments came from the Middle East. We now medieval paintings from all over middle and southern Europe with similar instruments. In baroque era there was an instrument called Salterio used by composers like Antonio Vivaldi. The Salterio spread at many noble courts all over Europe cause of Italian and Spanish musicians who worked there. And of course less elaborate instruments were used in folk music as well.

[@ZiaElohka]

@@franzantonpeter-hackbretth9758 Thank you for answering my question! When you say middle ages, do you mean late or early middle ages? Do the crusades have something to do with it? I always thought it was the Ottoman influence in south eastern Europe. (sorry I’m a history nerd)

[@franzantonpeter-hackbretth9758]

@@ZiaElohka to be more precise: one of the first iconographic sources is the Byzantine so called Melisende Psalter fr 1140 - most of the other iconography is in churches from the 14th/15th century. I’m sorry we do not know more about the spreading over Europe.

[@ZiaElohka]

@@franzantonpeter-hackbretth9758 So it was the Late middle ages and indeed the crusades had something to do with it. Wikipedia about the Melisende psalter" "The Melisende Psalter is an illuminated manuscript commissioned around 1135 in the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem" Nice little fact to know :)

[@djantisocial6827]

My aunt has one of these, I loved messing around with it when I was younger.

[@Ejrnel]

New video of two set, cellist be happy :)

[@cloudyskies5497]

I love the sound of a hammered dulcimer and so now I am very happy to have learned about the hackbrett!

[@LiviaHedman-lo5vi]

theese videos are always so fun!!!

[@BearBettermentSchool]

Come to Marietta, GA, so I can teach ya’ll the HackEddy!

[@jf208]

We visited your great concert in Munich. I think it s great, that You have lernt a traditional Instrument in my homecity .

[@aashikavikasvaishclassiv8099]

Please bring back violin charadess! 😢

[@smssilent]

TIL Hackbrett is the German word for the hammered dulcimer.

[@kimlindseyOH]

So it's kind of like hammered dulcimer? Sweet! YT has videos of hammered dulcimer versions of music from video games, movie soundtracks, etc. It takes a lot of skill (and practice!) to play these instruments well. Brett & Eddy, if you learned this well in just an hour, Bravo!!

[@everything_purple]

omg new video also that's the most polite German person I've ever heard speaking

[@franzantonpeter-hackbretth9758]

Thank you 😊

[@everything_purple]

@@franzantonpeter-hackbretth9758 oh gosh I hope this didn't come off as rude, but I've met a lot of people there and the straightforwardness felt a bit harsh sometimes, that's why I said this cause you were being so sweet 😅 also, you play beautifully!

[@franzantonpeter-hackbretth9758]

@@everything_purple no worries about that 🤣

[@BaeSueweetie]

Professional vs Beginner of this wouldve been epic!!

[@dominusalicorn3684]

Oh nice! I've always loved the hammered dulcimer. I grew up around bluegrass music, which came out of the American Appalachians, which were settled by the Scotch-Irish and Germans, which explains the prominence of jigs and reels from the Irish, and rhythmic stress on the upbeat and also instruments like dulcimer and accordion from Germany.

[@iwatchtoomuchtwoset]

I love how their first reactions to holding the stick mallet things is to flip everyone off

[@LingLingwannabes_]

When u put 2x speed on flight of the bumblebee part it’s actually sound like 15 notes per second

[@ashura199]

i missed this series!!

[@ryannechai7813]

O I play the chinese version of it known as a yang qin but both are instruments that require a lot of skill and im impressed that Brett is pretty decent at it imo.

[@Jewelry-by-rein]

50 mins ago finally!!! They posted I’m so exited to watch this vid!!!!!🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

[@Dirk-Ulowetz]

There are a few more instruments, you could try. The Quetschn (or also called Ziach or Steirische (Harmonika)), the Zither (known from the theme if the movie "Der dritte Mann" ("the third man:)). You could also try Akkordeon. This are typical instruments from the region of the alps. So there are included the south of Germany i.e. Bavaria, Switzerland, Austria, the north of Italy i.e. Südtirol, and the Bohemian Forrest.

[@OneSetPiano]

So sad I couldn’t go to the Munich concert, hopefully there will be another one in a few years on the next World Tour😭

[@juliegill6278]

Until I saw this video, I'd never heard of a hackbrett before, but I REALLY LIKE it and would LOVE to have a go at learning how to play it!!!!!! Julie Gill, Glasgow, Scotland.

[@norenemorrow6362]

If you ever go to Switzerland try learning the Alphorn. (They might be in Germany, too. Not sure.) Those instruments are so cool and huge!

[@stephaniebach6126]

yes we have Alphorns in Bavaria too :)

[@schwindsichtigaderechte5293]

I've seen plenty of excellent Hackbrett-plaers in upper Austria and Styria and got to try it too. You got it, the challenge is knowing and seeing which strings are which as they are tensed in a diagonal criss-cross pattern and correctly alternating your hands with each note. This also makes it very tough to keep the tempo as you're prone to hesitate before hitting the next note, but everyone will know instantly if you miss a beat.

[@MirrorViewer]

Hey, in Munich, y’all met Fifi! That’s so cool :)))