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Alvin Sydnor

 

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Boothwyn, Pennsylvania, USA
Post  Posted 28 Jan 2004 4:44 pm    
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Cornell University Physics Department has built the world's smallest guitar. To see and hear it go to: http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Nov03/NEMSguitar.ws.html

If you have trouble getting there try www.cornell.edu and click RESEARCH NEWS
Keep on pikin
Alvin
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Eric West


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Portland, Oregon, USA, R.I.P.
Post  Posted 28 Jan 2004 5:21 pm    
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Well, maybe somebody can play "Things ain't now, buddy, like they used to be" on it for about half of these guys, and give the world's smallest fiddle a rest...



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Mike Perlowin


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Los Angeles CA
Post  Posted 28 Jan 2004 7:31 pm    
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The strings vibrate at frequencies 17 octaves higher than those of a real guitar, or about 130,000 times higher.


COOL! I have to get one of these for my home studio.
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
Post  Posted 29 Jan 2004 3:27 pm    
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Moved to the 'Music' section of the Forum.

Is this instrument acoustic or electric? Seems that it has to be amplified to hear it, anyway...
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