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== Jiffer Harriman 220c page == | == Jiffer Harriman 220c page == | ||
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| + | === Gathering Parts === | ||
| + | I've been collecting components and some tools to begin construction. | ||
| + | - Tactile Transducer | ||
| + | - T-amp | ||
| + | Lap steel components: | ||
| + | - 2x6 hardwood (Red Wood "heart") | ||
| + | - tuning pegs | ||
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| + | Still need a guitar pickup - there's lots of cheap single coils on ebay which I'll probably go for. | ||
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| + | === Prototype === | ||
| + | I found a cheap electric guitar (plus a bonus amp) on Craigslist for $50. The plan is to begin hacking it up and attach a voice coil to it. | ||
| + | == Week 1 - 4/9/2012 - Initial Project Plan == | ||
=== Ideas and goals === | === Ideas and goals === | ||
My initial plan was to expand the performance system I developed for 220b which became [[https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~jiffer8/220b/final/ Pickin' On Chuck]]. For this the dialog between performer and computer was the area I felt most lacking and hoped to improve upon. | My initial plan was to expand the performance system I developed for 220b which became [[https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~jiffer8/220b/final/ Pickin' On Chuck]]. For this the dialog between performer and computer was the area I felt most lacking and hoped to improve upon. | ||
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=== Next Step === | === Next Step === | ||
Next step is to make a shopping list and start getting all the parts I need for construction of the instrument. | Next step is to make a shopping list and start getting all the parts I need for construction of the instrument. | ||
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Revision as of 10:50, 19 April 2012
Contents
Jiffer Harriman 220c page
Week 2 - 4/16/2012
Gathering Parts
I've been collecting components and some tools to begin construction. - Tactile Transducer - T-amp Lap steel components: - 2x6 hardwood (Red Wood "heart") - tuning pegs
Still need a guitar pickup - there's lots of cheap single coils on ebay which I'll probably go for.
Prototype
I found a cheap electric guitar (plus a bonus amp) on Craigslist for $50. The plan is to begin hacking it up and attach a voice coil to it.
Week 1 - 4/9/2012 - Initial Project Plan
Ideas and goals
My initial plan was to expand the performance system I developed for 220b which became [Pickin' On Chuck]. For this the dialog between performer and computer was the area I felt most lacking and hoped to improve upon.
I also am interested in exploring the use of tactile transducers to reproduce sound. I used these some in my 255 intermedia final project with a piece of plywood and sheet-metal mounted in a picture frame. What I really want to do is put these in a musical instrument and explore the possibilities. This concept has been inspired by a couple of instruments I am aware of created by [Dan Overholt]: http://www.create.ucsb.edu/~dano/violin/ Overtone Violin [Overtone Fiddle]
To complicate matters further, I have been meeting with Bill Verplank to talk about his work with ["The Plank"], as a small scale, affordable haptic device for musical instruments.
To focus this a little bit I am going to begin by starting with explore possibilities of an actuated instrument using tactile transducers. I have acquired a couple different flavors of these from Parts Express. The [puck] and the [sound exciter]. These are basically the same thing except for the weight, and probably coil construction, which give them different frequency responses. These can be driven with a fairly inexpensive [digital T-Amp].
Current Plan
My current plan is to build a lap steel guitar based on the [plans] available from BuildYourGuitar.com. Near the bridge will be mounted a tactile transducer, most likely the "Puck" since it seems to have more weight and I believe will be mounted more sturdily. I would like to be able to use the voice coil to put energy into the strings of the guitar to provide a means for mechanical feedback as well as explore other possibilities such as exciting harmonics. Depending how long the construction takes, I would love to mount a Plank on this instrument for control.
Next Step
Next step is to make a shopping list and start getting all the parts I need for construction of the instrument.
