Re: Re: E-bow question

[burnett@pobox.com]

On Sun, 7 May 2006, Timothy Mungenast wrote:

> E-bows also work on acoustic instruments and some avant cat in Signal to
> Noise mag even used on a snare drum's springs.

Tim, thanks for mentioning this: inspired by the above, I took a Remo 
spring drum

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002GFS3G/

held it suspended by the end of the spring, then applied the E-Bow just 
below my hand, bending the spring across the channel of the E-Bow with 
very little pressure: just enough for the bottom end of the E-Bow channel 
to act as a bridge for the spring. The result was a minimal-attack moan as 
the vibrating spring shook the spring drum head, reminiscent of the wind 
sounds in the planet landing sequence of Ridley Scott's _Alien_. Very 
cool, thanks.

Oh, and Andy:

best,
Steve B
Subscape Annex   http://www.subscapeannex.com/