Long-string instruments...any body ever build one?

[sissy kathy]

... Electrons flow at a remarkably slow speed in a conductor, typically just a few millimeters per hour in the case of DC current....

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[Munjibunga]

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It's true.

 

[sissy kathy]

It's true.

Eludicate me. My name is Thomas, and I doubt it.

 

[Munjibunga]

Eludicate me. My name is Thomas, and I doubt it.

The energy travels at near light speed, but the individual electrons move very slowly. Google it and get back to me.

 

[sissy kathy]

The energy travels at near light speed, but the individual electrons move very slowly. Google it and get back to me.

I concede, I just did that.

 

[Munjibunga]

I concede, I just did that.

Counterintuitive, one might say.

 

[sissy kathy]

Counterintuitive, one might say.

That's an understatement, FYI I was an electrician and had no idea.

 

[Hoff Kinkmeister]

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[sissy kathy]

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Too late; resolved.

 

[Hoff Kinkmeister]

Too late; resolved.

That all happened while I was sourcing.

 

[sissy kathy]

That all happened while I was sourcing.

Some are quicker on the keyboard than others, or maybe better search criteria, or both.

 

[Hoff Kinkmeister]

Some are quicker on the keyboard than others, or maybe better search criteria, or both.

It was a two minute difference, calm down.

 

[sissy kathy]

It was a ten minute difference, calm down.

Fixed it for you.

 

[Hoff Kinkmeister]

Fixed it for you.

I'll refrain from providing information you request in the future, since you seem set on starting a pissing match.

 

[Thunderscreech]

This is iteration 2 of the Long String Instrument, known as MX-1, because I was, and still am, an experimental aircraft nerd, and I like names with Xs in them for some reason. I put a Seymour Duncan Hot Rails at the other end of the string, near the "nut" if you will, and ran that to a separate amplifier. I used 3 inch cabinet screws, set about a quarter-inch into the wood of the "nut" to hold the blocks of plywood with the pickup on. Probably going to do the same thing for the bass pickup, too, once I get a better wiring solution figured out for that one.
I haven't had much time to go the warehouse and play this week, due to work and stuff. And I'll be out of town this weekend, too. So I won't be able to mess around with it this weekend...

Also, Slow Mo vid, just because:

 

[S-Bigbottom]

This is iteration 2 of the Long String Instrument, known as MX-1

I like it.
Get an electric tooth brush or shaver on that string and see how it does.

 

[Thunderscreech]

I like it.
Get an electric tooth brush or shaver on that string and see how it does.

That's an excellent idea!
I also have an Ebow also that I going to play around with, as well. Although I don't know how well the Ebow will work on braided steel cable vs and electric shaver or toothbrush.

 

[sissy kathy]

That's an excellent idea!
I also have an Ebow also that I going to play around with, as well. Although I don't know how well the Ebow will work on braided steel cable vs and electric shaver or toothbrush.

I don't know of a reason that wouldn't work unless the cable is too large to reach the wheel.

 

[geeza]

I don't know of a reason that wouldn't work unless the cable is too large to reach the wheel.

Wheel? I thought it was a vibrating magnet.

 

[sissy kathy]

Wheel? I thought it was a vibrating magnet.

Might be, I've never even seen one. So, NeVermind.