The Apprehension Engine

[chaosWyrM]

so long over used watterphone...theres a new kid on the block.

i want one so bad.

[whyterabbyt]

I wants. gimme.

[experimental.crow]

I wants. gimme.

what he said ...

[Stupid American Pig]

So we are looking at a giant kalimba, 2 string "cello" with a wooden spinning bridge, some springs, an ebow all fed through an exposed spring reverb? I think I feel a project coming on. The main difference is that my woodworking skills are less refined than the maker of that, so mine will also look scary.

[aMUSEd]

What it's missing is a rack version

[foosnark]

Nice

I'm unlikely to build anything like this, but now I'm contemplating getting a spring reverb for various kinds of abuse...

[chaosWyrM]

So we are looking at a giant kalimba, 2 string "cello" with a wooden spinning bridge, some springs, an ebow all fed through an exposed spring reverb? I think I feel a project coming on. The main difference is that my woodworking skills are less refined than the maker of that, so mine will also look scary.

how much you want for one?

[chaosWyrM]

what is that black thing with the blue light on it hes using at 220...and what is that toggle switch on the top for?

[whyterabbyt]

what is that black thing with the blue light on it hes using at 220...and what is that toggle switch on the top for?

e-bow; electromagnetic device sorta wired like a pickup in reverse, designed to cause guitar strings to vibrate 'indefinitely'. the toggle changes the electromagnetic feedback/excitation thing that it does.

[Stupid American Pig]

So we are looking at a giant kalimba, 2 string "cello" with a wooden spinning bridge, some springs, an ebow all fed through an exposed spring reverb? I think I feel a project coming on. The main difference is that my woodworking skills are less refined than the maker of that, so mine will also look scary.

how much you want for one?

I would withhold my pre-order until you see whether or not I can even build it Im a very mediocre woodworker, as I dont have the patience required to complete things to their fullest.

[chaosWyrM]

what is that black thing with the blue light on it hes using at 220...and what is that toggle switch on the top for?

e-bow; electromagnetic device sorta wired like a pickup in reverse, designed to cause guitar strings to vibrate 'indefinitely'. the toggle changes the electromagnetic feedback/excitation thing that it does.

ah...ok thanks.

[chaosWyrM]

So we are looking at a giant kalimba, 2 string "cello" with a wooden spinning bridge, some springs, an ebow all fed through an exposed spring reverb? I think I feel a project coming on. The main difference is that my woodworking skills are less refined than the maker of that, so mine will also look scary.

how much you want for one?

I would withhold my pre-order until you see whether or not I can even build it Im a very mediocre woodworker, as I dont have the patience required to complete things to their fullest.

well thats discouraging. it makes me feel like even if you do make one...youll keep it and not make another one.

but still...you should totally make one.

[Stupid American Pig]

So we are looking at a giant kalimba, 2 string "cello" with a wooden spinning bridge, some springs, an ebow all fed through an exposed spring reverb? I think I feel a project coming on. The main difference is that my woodworking skills are less refined than the maker of that, so mine will also look scary.

how much you want for one?

I would withhold my pre-order until you see whether or not I can even build it Im a very mediocre woodworker, as I dont have the patience required to complete things to their fullest.

well thats discouraging. it makes me feel like even if you do make one...youll keep it and not make another one.

but still...you should totally make one.

It actually sounds like a lot of fun. If I did build one, though I would want to use nice hardwoods like walnut and mahogany contrasted with some maple. I dont know how well that would bode for sound quality but it would certainly last longer and cost a lot more than say, plywood... I built a bunk bed from solid walnut because I was not convinced of the build quality of store bought bunk beds. It cost me about 1200 bucks for the wood in what was a pretty minimalist design. That said it is now 2 years old and there has been no degradation in structural rigidity after kids jumping and playing on it...

[Vectorman]

Betcha a whole quarter we'll see a Soniccouture sample library based on this eventually. This kind of thing seems right up their alley.

[Sky_Wulfe]

I stumbled upon this forum so joined the group.
If you want to build one of these Apprehension Engines. Film Masters on YouTube is doing a DIY on making one!