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Re: Re Ebow question



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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ditch wrestler
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> a k butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> With an acoustic instrument, or one with piezo pickups, you just get
> the string sound.
>   Has anybody ever seen soembody use an e-bow on a double bass (you know,
> the big upright ones, not the acoustic bass guitars)?
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>   ted harms
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