Bowed keyboard- Streichklavier #8: A short recording of bowed keyboard
For those of you that have not seen this yet, a short recap…A harpsichord type instrument that uses a rosined nylon belt driven by a foot treadle to bow the strings when a key is pushed. This is a little video I made while it was working halfway decent. The first little clip is shot with video mode on still camera- the rest is an audio recording with older shots of construction to fill the video void. I plan on adding another keyboard that will pluck strings similar to a harpsichord, but with softer plectrums to sound like a harp. The squeaky noises are little rollers that need oiled. The belt also slipped once if you hear something like a seal barking…
