Ever see a Slide Piano Log?

[Dave Grossman]

This was built and is played by Dan Rathbun of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum.

It's a cool sounding instrument. I want one!



- Dave

 

[JPJ]

Kinda looks like a rough version of the bass lap steel that Hugh Manson built for John Paul Jones several years ago.

 

[Dave Grossman]

Kinda looks like a rough version of the bass lap steel that Hugh Manson built for John Paul Jones several years ago.

Ah, you mean this:

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The Slide Piano Log is about 5 or 6 feet long. It would take two laps to hold it.

And, the pickup can slide back and forth too. It has piano strings on it. The low string is probably thicker than the low C# on those Adlers.

- Dave

 

[TrooperFarva]

kinda

 

[Adam Barkley]

This was built and is played by Dan Rathbun of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum.

It's a cool sounding instrument. I want one!



- Dave

It that what they use to make those super deep notes on some of the songs?


Kick ass. SGU rocks.

 

[Dirty Road Cola]

Dave,
When SGM was in Gainesville, I talked to Nils about knowing you (at least your name on the internet forum, heh) and he said you were a fantastic bass player.

Dan is also a very nice fellow and that log sounds fantastic.

 

[Nick man]

With a band name like that, their amazingness does not come as a suprise.

 

[Dave Grossman]

Dave,
When SGM was in Gainesville, I talked to Nils about knowing you (at least your name on the internet forum, heh) and he said you were a fantastic bass player.

Dan is also a very nice fellow and that log sounds fantastic.

Sweet, that was pretty cool of him. Nils is a great guy. I'm good friends with his old Idiot Flesh band-mate, Gene Jun. We used to have a band called BARGOOMA! ( http://www.unpronounceable.com/bargooma/ ). We're looking for a new drummer.

I tried to get Dan to make me one but he was too busy.



- Dave

 

[Adam Barkley]

I went back and listened for it. Is the "fretless" slide breakdown on Powerless played with that thing?

I wish I could see them live.

 

[Dave Grossman]

I went back and listened for it. Is the "fretless" slide breakdown on Powerless played with that thing?

I wish I could see them live.

Yeah, that's the one it's most noticable on. I forgot what other tracks it's on.

The percussive harmonic sounds are also the log.

- Dave

 

[j-raj]

Just incase there are some ATLiens' that would like to catch GSM this evening:


Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, w/ Untied States

Mon., March 7
$8 The Earl
488 Flat Shoals Ave.
Atlanta, GA
404-522-3950




*sorry for the last minute post, I just notice it myself when I was cruising throught the creative loafing rag...

 

[AlvaroOcampo]

would love to get some schematics or guidance info on how to build one of these, sounds phenomenal.
It gets into sonic territory that i have only heard approximated by analog synths but this is way more organic obviously.

 

[J Posega]

would love to get some schematics or guidance info on how to build one of these, sounds phenomenal.
It gets into sonic territory that i have only heard approximated by analog synths but this is way more organic obviously.

It's a big honking 4x4 looking piece of wood, tuners at one end, a nut, and a bridge. Looks like maybe a second board is glued to the face of the main body as well. Look at a lapsteel guitar for inspiration, then build it as simply/cheaply as possible. Having not heard or seen it in action, I don't know if it's played like a regular fretless, pressing the strings to the board, or more like a lapsteel, using a slide and the strings never contact the board.

EDIT: disregard that last sentence, I've now seen it in action. You can pretty much discern the basic design from the video. Sorry, you'll have to close a couple popups if you're like me and don't use TikTok, no way to embed the video in the post.

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