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EXPERIBASS: Violin+Viola+Cello+Double Bass

Oct 19, 2009 02:30 PM

Diego Stocco is back (previously, the incredible Music From a Tree). This time Stocco has created the experibass:

"Few weeks ago I visited a luthier looking for instruments parts, I had an idea in mind for an instrument I wanted to build. My curiosity was to hear the sound of violin, viola and cello strings amplified through the body of a double bass. I came up with a quadruple-neck experimental 'something' that I thought to call Experibass.

To play it I used cello and double bass bows, a little device I built with fishing line and hose clamps, a paintbrush, a fork, spoons, a kick drum pedal and a drum stick. I hope you'll like it!"

Process images below.

Detail of a cello showcasing the body, strings, and fingerboard.           Just added the violin and viola necks.

A person adjusting the bridge of a stringed instrument outdoors.           Adding a double bass bridge.

Close-up of hands adjusting the bridge on a stringed instrument outdoors.           Adding strings.

Musician playing a double bass in a recording studio.           I played the main tonal groove by hitting the strings with a drum stick.

Musician recording in a studio with instruments and a microphone.             The vibrations generated by hitting the fork were amplified through the instrument.

A person playing a string instrument with a spoon, surrounded by audio equipment.           Also a big spoon was resonating well when put in contact with the strings.

Musician recording a cello in a studio setting.          Here I was using the body of the Experibass as a kick drum, The hits are tonal because of   the resonating strings.

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