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Use the bow quite close to the bridge - away from the frets and out of the way of your picking fingers. Gareth > > hi all, > ...the only problem i have found with bowing a guitar is the build >up > of rosin (sp?) on the frets and strings. not a problem, until its time >to > finger-pick. any suggestions on a quick fix? i tried a slighly damp > cloth, but something about that scares me off. is there way around this? > and why do i ask so many questions? > > -curt > (still debating on removing the fretts from an old axe) > > > > > > > > > > "whiteoakstudios" <whiteoakstudios@supanet.com> on 04/05/2001 02:03:59 AM > > Please respond to Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > > To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> > cc: > > Subject: Re: question on bowing > > > Hi, > I tried using motors on my guitar some time ago but the pickups picked up > (!) the sound of the whirring motor more than any attachments on the > spindle. Does the brushless motor avoid this problem ? > PS I also use a violin bow only on the bottom two strings of my bizzarre > geetarre. I can acess the second one since its a bloody great thick bass > guitar string - it sounds wonderful, ('specially through the Leslie : )) >. > I > use an ebow too on anything that will vibrate. In fact i just had a > thought - what about an ebow on a reverb spring ? - I'll try this out > today. > One of the beauties of this list is its always thought provoking. > > Gareth > > > > > > i have a kikuyae ---(chrysanthemum harp)--- which is a japanese > > folk-instrument, inna dulcimer-stylie. > > i built a lil 'fan' w/a brushless motor ---(that i got from radio > > shack/tandy)--- which is mounted above the strings. when the motor is > turned > > on, the soft blades of the fan brush the strings into activity: kinda > like > > the old 'gizmotron', but simpler: > > homemade bowing: > > DIY: > > great for looping..... > > best, > > splattercell / dt > > > > > > > > >