Dear Friends,
I hope you are having a great summer.
I am going to Sinop, north of Turkey tomorrow and work on the microtonal guitar method there.
On my channel, you can see your names below new 9 videos of competition as the supporters.
Thanks a lot!
Tolgahan
2021-07-12 18:50:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends,
I've just made the awards ceremony today and start sharing the videos of the winners.
As you are sponsoring the free frets for the competition, please find your names below each of the 9 videos that will be uploaded in a month. The first one comes tomorrow.
All the...
2021-06-19 20:10:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends,
Finally, I've shared the first prototype. The main sponsor was Istanbul Technical University but when our fund had finished, I covered a few expenses with your supports.
You can check your names below the video.
Thanks a lot! I hope we will find a big sponsor to co...
2021-05-15 08:57:22 +0000 UTC View PostDear Friends,
I am so happy to write you that I am planning to share the 1-string prototype of the automatic microtonal guitar on 16th May Sunday.
I am editing the video.
So excited!
Take care,
Tolgahan
2021-05-10 11:29:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends,
Here is the 2nd video clip from our new album.
Hope you enjoy it.
Tolgahan
2021-05-08 07:57:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends,
I am so excited to play maybe the world's first "Some Frets are Fretless" Guitar. We are still preserving the timbre of the classical guitar except the fretless frets. Thanks a lot to Simon the Magpie who inspired us back about this idea. On the video I played a Rast taksim by...
2021-05-02 16:12:34 +0000 UTC View PostDear Friends,
Here is the link for tonight's meeting:
Atlas Ç. is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Atlas Ç.'s Zoom Meeting
Time: Mar 21, 2021 08:00 PM Istanbul
Join Zoom Meeting
Dear Friends,
I hope you are all well.
We are 36 people here and I'd like to know you more, answer your questions and have a friendly chat. Therefore, I am inviting you to a Zoom meeting on 21st of March at 20:00 Istanbul time. I hope some of you can attend.
I will send the Zoom...
2021-03-10 07:09:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends,
I hope you are all well.
I can't believe that it's been almost a year since the corona had begun. It is hard to maintain our mental balance.
I hope you will like this Sunday video.
Stay safe!
Tolgahan
2021-02-21 09:21:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends,
Hello from rainy Istanbul. Until now, it has been warm and sunny here. I think climate change is not a myth :)
Here is the announcement of the new competition. I am going to share it in a few minutes. Your names are below the video.
Thanks to your support I got 500...
2021-01-10 07:47:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends,
Here is a 2-minute long video I've given 3 months of work and 30-years of guitar and music experience. As a way of appreciation to your great support, check out the ending. I hope this video will be watched millions in the long-term and your names and support will take its pla...
2020-12-19 07:29:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends,
As a way to thank you, I decided to include your names at the end of my upcoming video: 10 Levels of Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım.
I've been working on this video for 3 months and it is only 2 minutes long.
I am happy with the result.
I am planning to inclu...
2020-12-16 09:14:17 +0000 UTC View PostDear Friends,
In early December I will announce the 5th microtonal guitar competition and tell everyone that thanks to my Patreon supporters I will send 3 free frets to anyone who sends me their postal addresses.
I thought it would be more than fair to ask you first.
Pleas...
2020-11-19 08:33:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends,
Lego Microtonal Guitar has been selected as a finalist among more than 100 instruments at the 2021 Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition organized by Georgia Tech. You can support us through this link.
Hope you are all well,
Tolga
2020-11-12 08:31:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends,
Here is my upcoming video. I hope you like it. Please don't share it until I share it in a few days. The story of the video is below the video. Let me know your thoughts.
Best wishes,
Tolgahan
2020-10-09 15:57:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends,
I hope you are all well.
2 updates on my private life: After 7 years, I moved out of the university residence and settled in the Asian side of Istanbul. After the rector change, my vice-director position has ended as well.
That means I can have more time to create,...
2020-09-28 09:06:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends,
As I reached 300 video and approaching the age of 42, I’ve decided to make a concise evaluation. I’ve always liked statistical information as I’ve been writing diary for 30 years. Many thanks to the great musicians that I’ve collaborated. Such a big family we hav...
2020-07-26 11:54:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends,
As soon as normalization starts during Corona era in Turkey, I visited my dear friend Volkan Gümüşlü. This is the first adjustable microtonal guitar and viola duo since I designed the fretboard in 2008. We played Hüzzam Saz Semaisi by Refik Fersan (1893-1965).
Dear Friends,
This weekend I have seen my parents and parents-in-law after 3 months and I started going to uni last week. These are the signs of normality in Turkey. I hope it is not too early. I hope you are all doing well in your own countries.
During Corona, I've found a channel fo...
2020-06-08 08:02:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends,
I hope you are all doing well during the Corona period.
Here is a 12-minute long video of the festival. Hope you like it!
Tolga
2020-05-17 14:00:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends,
I think this is the video series that makes me happiest. We've reached 111 videos.
I hope you are all staying safe. I am all day home, playing, reading and watching :)
Warmest wishes from Istanbul,
Tolga
2020-04-26 14:55:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends,
I hope everybody is doing well at home. I tried to be sane by reading, playing and recording. Here is one more home video. Hope you like it!
Cheers from Istanbul,
Tolgahan
2020-04-12 18:38:32 +0000 UTC View PostDear Friends,
In these difficult times, I focused on playing two more new arrangements by King Gizzard: The Book and Nuclear Fusion. Brilliant arrangements by Matthew Ng.
My idea is to play a medley in this order:
Nuclear Fusion
The Book
Billabong Valley
...
2020-04-01 08:13:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends,
I hope you are all well in this difficult times for the world.
I tried my best to avoid social media and news and try to create. Here is a video I shot at home. Hope you like it.
Stay safe!
Tolga
2020-03-23 12:09:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends,
Here is my latest video I recorded before the schools had been closed. I hope you like it.
During the Corona days, I am planning to record these pieces:
-Cypriot tune on Lego guitar
-Nicola Vicentino's madrigal arrangement for the microtonal guitar
-Öl...
2020-03-16 09:19:07 +0000 UTC View PostDear Friends,
The first video of Lego Microtonal Guitar hits 900000 on YouTube. Today I worked on the 2nd video entitled "Scales on Lego Microtonal Guitar". Our middle school student plays 20 different scales in C, both modes and microtonal scales.
Hope it will be great.
Cheers,...
2020-02-27 12:09:22 +0000 UTC View PostDear Friends,
So happy that the video has reached 700000 views. Thanks for your support! No need to remind you that I spent a lot money for this project with your support.
Cheers,
Tolga
2020-02-05 06:30:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends,
After 2-year-long intensive work and numerous trials, here is the Lego Microtonal Guitar. Hope you like it!
Tolga
2020-01-31 08:59:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends,
Thanks to your support, today i sent 87 people 3 frets. I wrote your names on Instagram and Facebook.
cheers 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
2020-01-06 17:30:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends,
I will send free frets for the 4th competition and I thanked and listed some of your names (Patreons who support 2$ and more).
Like last year, on my Facebook announcement I will list all my Patreons who are 30 people at the moment.
Thanks a lot!
Tolga
2019-12-22 18:14:00 +0000 UTC View Post