upside downer Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 What an incredible sound! I'm off to search 'How to make a Yaybahar' on Google. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlefeeder Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I can't see anything in shot that would provide that level of reverb/echo. If you ignore that, it's just a bowed banjo. Where's my hard hat? David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upside downer Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 Here's the inventor and a little explanation of what's going on. https://www.pri.org/stories/2015-08-19/its-not-space-odyssey-its-yaybahar And I'd love to bump into him next time I'm at the beach. Beats Punch & Judy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 21 hours ago, Mottlefeeder said: I can't see anything in shot that would provide that level of reverb/echo. If you ignore that, it's just a bowed banjo. Where's my hard hat? David Looks like the linkages to the drum heads are springs? Presumably they store and release energy from the bowing, giving a sound not unlike a spring reverb, I guess. Not certain. Just surmising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Sounds similar to a Cristal Baschet: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlefeeder Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Lfalex v1.1 said: Looks like the linkages to the drum heads are springs? Presumably they store and release energy from the bowing, giving a sound not unlike a spring reverb, I guess. Not certain. Just surmising. Just checked the @upside downer link to the inventor's explanation - you are spot on. One lives and learns David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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