Re: Re Ebow question

["D rH" <the.31st@gmail.com>]

I used my ebow on a friend's concert harp once... it took a while to get the strings moving, but I learned it worked best when placed in exactly the center. Eventually, the whole room was shaking!

 

Maybe tomorrow I'll try it out on a grand piano...

David

 

On 5/8/06, Daren Burns <daren@darenburns.com> wrote:

Hey Ditch,

I've used one with an old Kay upright bass, not extensively, just
experimentally. I was surprised to find that it worked.


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> With an acoustic instrument, or one with piezo pickups, you just get
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>   Has anybody ever seen soembody use an e-bow on a double bass (you know,
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