Re: Sustain

[matthias@bahianet.com.br (Matthias Grob)]

>Hmmmm. a very complex set of problems, as I had also thought of
>getting a couple extra pickups and trying the DIY approach.
>Actually I think an interesting approach would be to buy 6
>ebows, pull out the electronics, and mount them in a guitar
>body, but that probably also be difficult, particularly in
>terms of mounting the hardware.  It would allow one neat
>thing, independent sustainability on each string...
>
>jim

... which is what I was heading for, using the hex piezo pickup to select
the string. There would be no feedback from the driver to the piezo either.

I even tried to use the piezo as a driver, but it only worked on the
highest pitched notes, since it has a tiny amplitude.

Matthias