by mat
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nige says:
You are absolutely crackers, man. Sound is amazing. That is a Twin Peaks Badalamenti effect if ever i've heard one!
mat says:
I like to keep busy. Stuff like this keeps me from sitting down all day (either at desk+computer or sofa+book), both of which are very bad for my RSI. Big outdoorsy kinda stuff, like this, I can take very slowly and with lots of thinking-breaks.
nige says:
Makes a lot of sense.
I still can't get over the sound from this thing though, it's phenomenal. Just ran it through my floorstanders and the rumble is literally palpable.
mat says:
It's harmonitastic! Behold the power of the Von Karman vortex street.
See also: http://mat.moblog.co.uk/harp_one.mp3
That was recorded straight out the amp, unlike the video above which was me holding my phone next to the speaker. It's not very clear, I was having problems getting the levels right. Will try again soon - harp is currently undergoing final glueing and weatherproofing before installation.
It should be noted that this was all Rich's idea - he's been building various acoustic wind instruments for a while now, I just decided to jump on the bandwagon.
I have plans for a wind-powered drum machine at some point too.. :)
mat says:
it IS a wind generator. it turns wind into electricity.
if I were to add a preamp stage to the harp itself, it would probably be solar powered - the harp will play in much lighter winds than would be needed to power an amp.
headless says:
This is brilliant!
Delia Derbyshire would be proud.
I would love to record a DAT of it sometime....
Well done.
g (jealous)
