[sdiy] Opamp ICs (slightly OT)

[dreichert at sympatico.ca]

Speaking of the E-Bow, does anyone one know where schematics and/or technical information may be found?
 
> From: Don Tillman <don at till.com>
> Date: 2003/09/26 Fri PM 07:20:57 EST
> To: "Raymond Wilson" <rwilson at fhmsi.com>
> CC: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Opamp ICs (slightly OT)
> 
>    > Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 06:57:05 -0600
>    > From: "Raymond Wilson" <rwilson at fhmsi.com>
>    >
>    > Another idea for the drone bass may be to use conventional guitar
>    > pickups but then provide the feedback mechanism necessary to keep
>    > the strings vibrating by adding one of those small floor shaker
>    > type drivers to the guitar body. The shaker has the frquency
>    > response for bass and it will provide just what you need to keep
>    > the string(s) vibrating.
> 
> What do you need that a standard eBow can't give you?
> 
> Non-guitarists: An eBow is a hand-held device consisting of two coils
> and a headphone amp chip powered by a 9V battery.  You hold it over
> the guitar string where you'd normally pick, one coil senses the
> guitar string motion, the other drives the guitar string, and you can
> have infinite sustain.  It's very well named -- playing it is roughly
> like bowing the string electronically.
> 
> http://www.eBow.com 
> 
>   -- Don
> 
> -- 
> Don Tillman
> Palo Alto, California
> don at till.com
> http://www.till.com
> 
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