I just went to his own page:
http://torigoya.main.jp/en_index.html
the Kaisatsuko, or "rotation-rub-oriental fiddle," has some detailed
pictures os itself displayed in his photo galelry. the crank
mechanism is sidemounted so it jsut has a 45ยบ gear mechanism there
under the strings... that wheel is tiny, though! the itty bitty
volume is apparently amplified by the pickups. pretty crafty fellow!
Vlad
On 09 Dec 2006, at 22h04, Arle Lommel wrote:
Check this instrument out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-CZpjbxGhQ
It uses a very small wheel to sound its strings, with some very
interesting results. I want to make myself one of these things...
-Arle
