Bow Testing and Composition http://www.alansondheim.org/pdd35.jpg http://www.alansondheim.org/bowtest.mp3 http://www.alansondheim.org/saltandpepper.mp3 bowtest - short violin bow with salt-and-pepper horsehair; standard violin bow with white horsehair; both over a 100 years old; viola and rababa; salt and pepper - salt-and-pepper bow; viola; composition the labor of this musician, testing new hair (salt-and-pepper) on a bow; the black hair is rougher with more byte; it's mixed with white hair which has a smoother, calmer sound (less grit, less highs that can sound almost over-modulated). in bowtest, i switch between bows and instruments, doing some of the worst playing, but listening for the glitches; in saltandpepper, i use the new bowhair on a viola piece that takes advantage of the difference. this is the kind of behind-the-scenes labor that everyone does, tending to the instruments and their potentials. listen at least to the short final piece if you have the time. _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
