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Pages: 1 James Walker Tiger Talk Pro Reged: Mar 18 2002 Posts: 1283 Loc: Connecticut 1950s chromatic set of grinding wheels       #47107 - Sat Dec 11 2010 11:28 AM (99.35.56.89) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Just for fun...my Dad stumbled across an old copy of Popular Science Monthly recently, which featured this photo: -------------------- moderator, mallet forum Post Extras:       roger strange Tiger Talk Pro Reged: Dec 09 2003 Posts: 1650 Loc: Nova Scotia Canada Re: 1950s chromatic set of grinding wheels [Re: James Walker]       #47108 - Sat Dec 11 2010 01:31 PM (76.11.35.220) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Now that's interesting. I've used brake drums from the 60s and back to make chromatic sounds but never thought of using grinding wheels. Post Extras:       James Walker Tiger Talk Pro Reged: Mar 18 2002 Posts: 1283 Loc: Connecticut Re: 1950s chromatic set of grinding wheels [Re: roger strange]       #47109 - Sat Dec 11 2010 04:31 PM (99.35.56.89) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   I can guess what an instrument like this might sound like (I've got a couple of grinding wheels by my workbench), but I'd love to track down a recording from one of the radio shows mentioned in the caption. -------------------- moderator, mallet forum Post Extras:       Alistair Tiger Talk Pro Reged: May 17 2006 Posts: 572 Loc: New Zealand Re: 1950s chromatic set of grinding wheels [Re: James Walker]       #47111 - Sun Dec 12 2010 08:13 AM (125.239.206.168) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   I saw a documentary on a 'junkyard band' a while ago - all the instruments were made from found things; it worked surprisingly well. Post Extras:       techristian2 Tiger Talk Pro Reged: Jan 10 2004 Posts: 181 Loc: Canada Re: 1950s chromatic set of grinding wheels [Re: Alistair]       #47119 - Tue Dec 14 2010 03:51 PM (216.8.149.30) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Kinda like this ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFfhcHKIue4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukxH7Ch6S5U -------------------- http://teachmedrums.com Edited by techristian2 (Tue Dec 14 2010 03:57 PM) Post Extras:       Tea Bag Tiger Talk Pro Reged: Sep 16 2004 Posts: 1423 Loc: Canada Re: 1950s chromatic set of grinding wheels [Re: James Walker]       #47120 - Thu Dec 16 2010 04:33 AM (129.42.208.182) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Now that I look at them.. they're kind of like the early ancestor of electronic pads - but from the 'stone age'.. probably the first thing they tried after inventing the wheel! Post Extras:       Pages: 1

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