You can probably contact him - eric raillard - sending him a message through youtube...
Great video On 10/29/07, Colin Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just stumbled across this on Youtube. > It's the tune I heard many years ago (early 80's) and you guys on the list > were able to name it for me (Montee des bois de vaux) which led to a most > interesting thread on where it was and also the location of the "dots". It > was the tune that convinced me that, one day, I would have a HG. > Out of interest, is the player anyone we know? > At last I may be able to actually get the dots to sound like it! > (I have PF playing it but it's far to fast etc for me to follow). > Here's the link. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yraFIAlgOUU&NR=1 > > Colin Hill > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Augusto de Ornellas Abreu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 8:16 PM > Subject: Re: [HG] Amplification > > > > Hi Alden, > > > > Thanks for the detailed answer. > > > > I have questions though... As I understand, my maker will probably use > three > > piezo pickups and I will have to use an offboard mixer (That yamaha mg > 10/2 > > looks really interesting! Does that only mix the signal or does it > amplify > > it as well? I really do not understand this well). I don't know how > exactly > > the signal will get outside the instrument, I have to ask him that, but > what > > he emphasized is that each group of strings will be on a different, > > independent channel and that he will provide me with a 3-channel canon > (XLR) > > cable. He said that I will have to mix the signals externally myself. Is > > there a XLR cable that can carry 3-channels in one cable or is that just > one > > of those "medusa" cables? > > > > I am confident in the quality of his work, I have heard from many others > who > > got his instruments how good they sound, either naturally or amplified. > So > I > > would like to know exactly should I ask him... I am interested in what > you > > mention in this paragraph here > > > > > > If you have more than one piezo pickup, you'll need to mix them together > > before sending them to the amplifier. This can be done with a built-in > > mixer > > or an outboard mixer. *Bear in mind that if you're using an outboard > mixer, > > you still need to buffer the signal from each pickup with active > electronics > > (something that uses a battery) built in to the instrument or attached > to > > it. > > * > > > > What do you mean exactly by this active electronic device that buffers > the > > signal? He may have that in mind already, I did not get all technical > > details on how he does his amplification system besides what I mentioned > > above, but I would like what you mean exactly by that and how should I > ask > > the maker about this specific device... > > > > Thank you, > > > > Augusto > > > > > > On 10/27/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > OK, here's my short treatise on amplification in general and more > > > specifically > > > on the HG. > > > > > > There are several options for amplification: piezo pickups, onboard > > > microphones, stage microphones, and magnetic pickups. > > > > > > 1) Piezo pickups - these are small discs that work on the > piezoelectric > > > effect > > > to produce a small voltage. Most guitar pickups, harp pickups, violin > > > pickups, etc are piezo pickups. > > > > > > advantages: > > > > > > - moves with instrument > > > - much less prone to feedback > > > - can be set to amplify specific parts of sound > > > - best setup for using with effects pedals > > > > > > disadvantages: > > > > > > - can have a "honky" or "quacky" sound, especially if the > preamp/buffer > is > > > far > > > away - improves with good quality pickups, good position, and close > preamp > > > - needs a preamp or DI box very close - cable runs must be > short. This > is > > > very important for getting a good sound from a piezo: the output > impedance > > > of > > > the piezo is very high, so long cable runs (even a meter or two) will > > > degrade > > > the signal significantly. > > > - position on instrument may not give full sound - a lot of > experimenting > > > is > > > needed to find the "sweet spot" where the pickup gives the sound you > are > > > looking for > > > - can pick up body noise from the instrument > > > > > > If you have more than one piezo pickup, you'll need to mix them > together > > > before sending them to the amplifier. This can be done with a > built-in > > > mixer > > > or an outboard mixer. Bear in mind that if you're using an outboard > > > mixer, > > > you still need to buffer the signal from each pickup with active > > > electronics > > > (something that uses a battery) built in to the instrument or attached > to > > > it. > > > > > > 2) Onboard microphones - these are small microphones, sometimes > mounted > on > > > a > > > little gooseneck for better positioning. People have also > experimented > > > with > > > placing microphones inside the instrument, but the results have never > been > > > very good to my ears, tending toward boomy with a lot of body noise > and > > > noise > > > from bearings, etc. > > > > > > advantages of onboard mic > > > - moves with instrument > > > - more natural sound than a piezo > > > - can have a more balanced sound > > > > > > disadvantages > > > - more prone to feedback, especially if onstage amp is used > > > - some models need a preamp very close - cable runs must be short > > > - more prone to picking up body noise than piezo > > > > > > > > > 3) Stage microphones - a good microphone will give the most accurate > sound > > > of > > > the instrument. What qualifies as a good microphone is too long a > > > discussion > > > to have here. There are passable microphones, lousy microphones, good > > > microphones, and awesome microphones. ;-) > > > > > > advantages > > > - most natural sound, esp if a good mic is used > > > - sound is as balanced as the instrument is and mic placement allows > > > - no onboard preamp needed > > > - least prone to body noise > > > > > > disadvantages > > > - most prone to feedback > > > - dependent on monitors for sound > > > - does not move with instrument - you're stuck in one spot, and better > not > > > move very far > > > - can't plug directly into amp (usually) > > > > > > 4) Magnetic pickups - like the pickups on an electric guitar, they > produce > > > voltage by sensing the movement of a ferrous metal string. If you > have > > > all > > > metal strings on your HG, you can start looking around for a good set > of > > > pickups, or wind your own. I wouldn't recommend these except in very > > > specific > > > situations. > > > > > > I'm sure that this won't answer everyone's questions, but I hope it's > a > > > good > > > start. ;-) > > > > > > Alden > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
