Guess what this is... (PIC)

[Paul Marossy]

Universally people are swayed by the total package of the ebow, it's ergonomics and design...while easy enough to get something that works, it is hard to make something as good to use...

I think for fun I'm going to try and build a useable, practical clone of the Ebow just to see how it could be done with easy to obtain materials. It's a project that requires you to be resourceful in several different areas, that's for sure. The housing will be the biggest challenge, I think.

[Fp-www.Tonepad.com]

here's 2 short (20 sec) videos of it in action:

http://www.tonepad.com/fpstuff/not_ebow_test1.divx.avi

http://www.tonepad.com/fpstuff/not_ebow_test2.divx.avi

This is the second build I tried, changed the magnet size a little (made them shorter).

Fp

[choklitlove]

i'd really like to watch these, but they don't play.  i have the entire divx bundle installed... what gives?

[Fp-www.Tonepad.com]

maybe if you download them it'll work, they're about 3MB each.

Has anybody been able to see them?

[Paul Marossy]

I watched them a few minutes ago.

[choklitlove]

yup, downloaded and they worked.  cool!

[psw]

I'm doing a bit of a side project from the sustainer stuff...found by dismantaling a relay you can get a coil out of it that could serve as an effective pickup coil for a DIY ebow...


more details when more is done... pete