Re: pedal steels

[Alex Stahl <alex@pixar.com>]

> Ahhhh - Thanks! I love that Gong glissando guitar sound.

me too.

> I seem to recall an interview a million years ago, where
> Allen talked about using handles of surgical instruments
> for this effect because of the quality of the metal. (?)

or maybe because of the texture on the handles. I've had pretty good 
luck getting a similar sound using the handle of small Maglite as a bow 
(into too much bi-phase and echo of course). The question becomes, how 
does the sound change if you leave the flashlight on? :-p