RE: looping mechanisms

["Curtis P Seiss" <seisscp@washpost.com>]

what material would best synthesize a human finger.   ive
   tried erasers, all sorts of plastic, but nothing seems to be 'gentle'
   enough...

   how about a big Were #1 foam finger. Talk about a stage show!

   tq

i think i'll try the leather idea first, but if that doest work.....     :)



-curt






Todd Quincy <tquincy@sayhhi.com> on 04/05/2001 04:06:24 PM

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   what material would best synthesize a human finger.   ive
   tried erasers, all sorts of plastic, but nothing seems to be 'gentle'
   enough...

   how about a big Were #1 foam finger. Talk about a stage show!

   tq







   lindsay@pavestone.com on 04/05/2001 11:48:49 AM

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   We're not going to start talking about Tibetan Bowls again, are we?

   I don't know if I could stand another oscilloscope-laden dispute over
   fundamentals and the harmonic properties of a bell-shaped instrument.

   Even though I think I fomented a great deal of the furor.




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   clever!     this thread will ultimatley lead back to looping...

   i wanted to share this idea : my wife visualizes a "turn-table
   hurdy-gurdy"
   in which a chrystal coblet is placed on the platter of a turn-table and
   an
   arm is constructed above the glass to "bow" the rim as it rotates to
   produce that old, familiar yet mysteriously beatiful tone.  its seems
   like
   a great idea, so... whats the problem?     ususally when creating those
   wonderfull  wine glass drones, on would apply just a bit of vinager on
   the
   finger to get the perfect friction for coaxing out the harmonics-
   however,
   its not so easy to reproduce the delicate touch required with crude
   crunstruction technique and lack of materials to experiment with.  has
   anyone tried to build something similar to this?  i think this would
   make a
   great stage piece for our unusual brand of music (loops loops!)  but the
   most important final element would be the "finger" part of the
   mechanism.
   any ideas on what we could try?

   -curt
   (hoping this is of the slightest interest)






   Hedewa7@aol.com on 04/04/2001 10:55:16 PM

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   >rich wrote:
   >> paul,
   >> can you be a bit more specific about the ebow on the hammered
   >> dulcimer?  Where abouts do you hold it in relation to the bridge(s)?
   >> can you use it on all of the registers?  interesting
   >> application...never thought of doing that one...till tonight, that
   >> is.  thanks.
   well, i thunk that the subject was bowing-with-a-bow, but:
   since it turned into e-bowing:
   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