[sdiy] Resonant Cavity Modeller (was Re: [sdiy] transducers)

[crystal]

greetings fellow synthologists,
(yes i am back on the list...)


in the late 70's brian eno did some music with a guitar amp laying on the
sustain pedal of a piano, facing up into the body of the piano. sending
tones thru the amp would resonate the piano strings. i seriously do not
think that he patented the idea, but i guess someone did.




> >
> >> >Basically, how feasible would it be to amp a mic signal, use that
> >> to drive a
> >> >very large inducer placed next to a bunch of strings tuned to
> >> whatever
> >> >frequencies you want to resonate the most, and have a pickup at the
> >> other
> >> end of the
> >> >strings?  Re-tunable resonance simulator... I've ben considering
> >> building such
> >> >a device for a while now.
> >>
> >> You aren't the first to have the thought. You won't be the last. The
> >> idea
> >> was patented in the early 80's, which amused me, because I'd thought
> >> of the
> >> idea prior to that. After all, what the heck is a piano! Hold down
> >> the
> >> sustain pedal, and that is exactly what you have. I used to use it
> >> to
> >> resonate the organ which was in the same room.


> >
"Heck - just hold an electric guitar in front of
a speaker box!"

one of my favorite pastimes ;>}


happy knob twisting,
crystal

ps. once, a long time ago, in a galaxy far away, i did actually see them
there transducers (for spring reverb units) for sale at a surplus
electronics store. i think it was in portland OR, usa...
and i did actually buy some. now they are probably stored with a bunch of my
electronics supplies in az, usa. i   am   in ca, usa (when i am not in the
ether)