I'm gonna record the destruction of a piano. Suggestions?
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I used to deliver pianos. Once, sitting in the passenger seat checking the map for directions, the driver took off abruptly, and the piano that I was supposed to be holding onto flew back and fell from vertical onto its keys.
In the small space of the cargo van, the noise was deafening but incredible. I wish we had recorded it.
In the small space of the cargo van, the noise was deafening but incredible. I wish we had recorded it.
Or one of those surface transducer things. Consumer versions with 1/8" inputs are pretty cheap.Scodiddly wrote:Just thinking out loud here... maybe take a small speaker, no box just the driver. Make the cone heavier by loading it up with caulk or something, then stick the magnet to the piano harp. Every reaction == equal and opposite reaction, so if the cone is heavy then the magnet will start moving a lot more.wren wrote:And I was planning on bringing some speakers and headphones to play sound at the harp to use it as a reverb unit of some sort (a pair of headphones or two would offer more wet vs dry signal but might not be powerful enough to really get the harp vibrating enough).
Maybe hang the whole thing from the ceiling somehow, to let it vibrate more freely.
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When I was much younger I had this terrible little car...it was an 1987 Buick Park Avenue. the windows didnt work, the AC/heat didn't work, it smelled like spilled beer, and the paint was peeling off. I only paid $800 for it, and it ran. Near the end of it's life I planned to have friends pay $20 for a chance to destroy the car to raise funds for a trip. I got a lot of takers, but couldn't find a proper place to abandon it in the woods. I figured they probably trace it back to me, and whatever fine & towing they made me pay would far exceed the funds I raised.
sorry for the non-sequator
sorry for the non-sequator
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Anyone with an old clunker piano at home might think about this before getting out the sledge hammer.
http://www.wavelengthtoronto.com/show/2 ... dman-more-
I'm home with a new baby but really kicking myself that I missed the show.
http://www.wavelengthtoronto.com/show/2 ... dman-more-
I'm home with a new baby but really kicking myself that I missed the show.
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One of the stories from my hometown involved the sale of a piano. The buyer was transporting the piano to its new home when the piano fell out of the bed of the pickup. The piano was completely obliterated with pieces all over the road.mrpicholas wrote:I used to deliver pianos. Once, sitting in the passenger seat checking the map for directions, the driver took off abruptly, and the piano that I was supposed to be holding onto flew back and fell from vertical onto its keys.
In the small space of the cargo van, the noise was deafening but incredible. I wish we had recorded it.
Shortly afterwards, the seller drove up to the scene. He laughed so hard that he gave the money back to the seller.
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I was expecting something like this.
"Jeweller, you've failed. Jeweller."
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All the DWLB music is at http://dwlb.bandcamp.com/
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Several contact mics on the sound board to separate channels for sure. We make a low-cost balanced output contact mic. Here's some info:
http://zeppelindesignlabs.com/product/c ... ntact-mic/
The mic needs phantom power but can then drive a super-clean signal down a long run of cable, with excellent frequency response not often seen in a piezo. Stereo / quad contact recordings can be amazing. Here's a guy in New Zealand doing terrific stuff, with examples and tips:
http://www.musicofsound.co.nz/blog/the- ... t-mic-club
And I would suit up and take a sledgehammer to it.
http://zeppelindesignlabs.com/product/c ... ntact-mic/
The mic needs phantom power but can then drive a super-clean signal down a long run of cable, with excellent frequency response not often seen in a piezo. Stereo / quad contact recordings can be amazing. Here's a guy in New Zealand doing terrific stuff, with examples and tips:
http://www.musicofsound.co.nz/blog/the- ... t-mic-club
And I would suit up and take a sledgehammer to it.
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Aw shucks; does that say "2013"? I'm a bit dyslexic and thought it said "2018" and I was actually posting three years early!
But seriously, what I feel really stupid about is that I managed to scroll past the pictures of the done deal. Doh! It looks like the project turned out fine, and I wish there was some audio!
But seriously, what I feel really stupid about is that I managed to scroll past the pictures of the done deal. Doh! It looks like the project turned out fine, and I wish there was some audio!
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There is some audio! More pictures too!Zeppelin Design Labs wrote:Aw shucks; does that say "2013"? I'm a bit dyslexic and thought it said "2018" and I was actually posting three years early!
But seriously, what I feel really stupid about is that I managed to scroll past the pictures of the done deal. Doh! It looks like the project turned out fine, and I wish there was some audio!
http://messageboard.tapeop.com/viewtopic.php?t=84630
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