[sdiy] Reverb opinions, please

[The Peasant]

I have found that dc motors work quite well in driving slinkies, with a little 
modification. Speakers work well also, but you need to do some fancy mechanical 
work with them if you want torsional spring movement. However, for pick-ups, 
both speakers and low voltage dc motors are a bit too low of an impedance for 
optimum results. I was thinking about rewinding a small dc motor with much 
smaller gauge wire for higher impedance and gain, but I have not yet attempted 
this very precise and demanding task. If you haven't seen it yet, you may want 
to check my slinky reverb page here:

http://www.electronicpeasant.com/projects/springs/springs.html

Take care,
Doug
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> The temptation
> is great to build a much larger one.  Any thoughts on differences between
> the use of loudspeakers or dc motors connected to various types of
> springs and slinkies?
>