Re: ot: minimal ambient video

[RP Collier <skeptikalist@gmail.com>]

On May 26, 2007, at 10:58 AM, nico spahni wrote:

>  A very original approach to playing a traditional instrument! How  
> do you pick up the signal? In the faux fur video there seems to be  
> some kind of built-in pick-up.

Hi Nico

I use a small piezo transducer permanently mounted on the inside of  
most of the thumb pianos. I got the plain piezo wafer disks at an  
industrial supply liquidators, then I solder on lead wires and a jack  
either 1/8" or 1/4" depending upon the size of the instrument.

For those interested, there is a source for flexible piezo film at:
http://www.windworld.com
in the catalog section I think.

Also for a quick and dirty alternative, the Signal Flex SF20 guitar  
tuner pickup works pretty well as a temporary mount piezo, I've even  
used rubber bands to hold it in place.

The sound in the faux fur piece was picked up off a Peavey amp  
speaker by the mic in the digital camera, so it is a bit crappy but  
decent enough considering it is just a low end point and shoot digital.


Thanks for having a look.

regards

BobC


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