Janeen Rae Heller posted an interesting question on FaceBook recently:
Does anyone know how to amplify or use a microphone on a saw while playing with a loud electric band- with out getting feedback from the other instruments through the saw microphone? Any help would be appreciated. Also, any ideas on how to hear your self play in a band with loud instruments?
Some of the answers:
The trouble with contact mics is that a saw has no hollow body to resonate sound. I like to think of the saw as a one string bell. You can’t attach a mic to the metal it dampens it. The peak of the vibration moves dynamically up and down the blade while you play as well which means a large area that needs to be covered.
Your best bet is a great sound engineer when you play on stage. If i can I always try to take a moment and talk to him about some of the difficulties of getting sound out of a saw, placement of the monitors and where is the best place on the stage. Dropping some of the higher Freq so the rasp of the bow is less piercing as well as to play a little with the re-verb. Being in a band that gets loud and often plays in bars with stages that are not up to the Majesty and Sophistication of the Saw, I keep back up instruments to play. -Byron Owens
You can buy a magnetic pickup (humbucker, NOT single-coil) for $5-$200+ & affix it to the handle more-or-less elaborately…I’ve been doing this since 2000- piezo pickups sound like #### on a saw…hope this helps…. – George Hiller
Inspired by Peter and the Wolf – Children, Infants & toddlers can learn the names and sounds that instruments of the orchestra make in this fun kids nursery rhyme with real music instrument… Video Rating: 0 / 5
Question by Jake: What are examples of Indian Musical Instruments?
Can anyone give me examples of Indian Musical Instruments? If you can, please provide a link of where you got it. I’m still searching the web and from my encyclopedia books.
Best answer:
Answer by Colten S The Sitar is one of my favorite instruments. If you want to hear what one sounds like, basically just listen to any song that George Harrison wrote.
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Engraver tools comes in a variety of shapes and sizes and they are commonly made up of a hardened steel called a burin. Burin is used to cut designs into the surface of metals, most traditionally a copper plate. Engraving is the process of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. Engraver tools come in a variety of sizes and shapes that yield different line types. The result may vary upon the kind of engraver and engraving materials that is being used. It may be a decorative object itself, as when gold are engraved, or may provide an intaglio plate when copper is used or even a simple relief print block when woods are engraved.
1. Engraver Tools
If you are thinking about delving into the art of engraving you will need a set of engraver tools and some engraver materials. Purchasing the right engraver tool might be a quite complicated task for beginners. Before buying one make sure that you have already thought about what kind of engraver tools you will be using because there are different kinds of engraver tools that create different kinds of designs. Have a rough list of them when you go to your engraving store.
2. Engraving Tool Types:
The Burin
The most basic engraver tool and you will surely need one of them. Burin produces a distinct quality of line that is recognizable by its steady, deliberate appearance and clean edges.
The Angle Tint Tool
This has a vaguely curled tip that is commonly used in print creation.
Florentine Liners
These are smooth-tipped tools with several lines scored into them that are used to do fill up works on large engraver materials.
Flat Engraver
These are used for doing filling works on letter patterns and musical instruments.
Round Engraver
These are commonly used on metals that are hard to cut; they are also used to do bright cuts on silver materials.
There are numerous kinds of engraver tools out there from square tipped ones to elongated diamond shaped engravers. When purchasing your engraver tool you can also bring in a sketch design of your sample work so that the store that you will be purchasing your tools can guide and give you tip into what kind engraver tools you should buy.
3. Engraving Tips
– If you are into laser engraving and uses laser engraver tools always check the circuit parts of the tool and see to it that it is the same form as seen on the manual
– A laser engraver usually looks like a photocopier that has a clear glass or heat resistant plastic over it
– Check the parts of the machine if it is the same as of what the manual says
– Check for electrical specifications for you might purchase a 110 V laser engraver and plug it on a 220 V circuit that may cause a great deal of damage on your engraver
– If you are purchasing a computer-aided laser engraver, make it sure that the equipment is compatible with the computer that you are using. Because if its not you might just be frustrated on the end results of your design.
– Don’t forget to mail your warranty letter to your engraver manufacturer
– Check if their customer service number is working so in case of minor technical problems you can just call their service hotline for some troubleshooting advices.
4. Test It First
When purchasing your engraver tools, don’t forget to test them on different materials first. Some of them might already be dull due to the length of time they have been stored in the shop or maybe there was a manufacturers defect. When buying an engraver tool kit, usually an all-in-one pack of different engraver tool make sure that the tamper sticker are still on the box. Also check if the tools that you are about to purchase are still in one piece. Various engraver shops have testing booths inside their stores where you can test your equipments, but if ever they don’t have one there wouldn’t be any harm in asking for even just a piece of wood to test it on.
