[PD] contact mic & beeswax (Oded Ben-Tal)

[Pierre Massat]

Contrary to popular belief, bees are nice too.

;)

2011/4/27 olm-e <ol at ogeem.be>

>
> > Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 03:16:32 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Oded Ben-Tal <oded at ccrma.Stanford.EDU>
> > Subject: [PD] contact mic & beeswax
> > To: pd-list at iem.at
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> > hi,
> >
> > quite a few places reccomend using beeswax to attach contact microphones
> > to instruments. Looking around there are various types of products sold
> as
> > beeswax for different applications (shoe-shine, furniture polishing,
> etc.)
> > anyone knows what kind, and more importantly in which type of shop,
> should
> > I get? I'm in London if that helps.
> >
> > thanks
> > Oded
> >
> >
>
> Interresting trick ... didn't knew beewax was such good sound conductor.
>
> I suggest you contact some beekeeper directly, they are nice people
> generaly, and there are more and more of them in the cities now.
> You'll find the most natural and cheapest wax that way, probably for free
> (if you explain for what it is), and maybe meet some nice people ... ;)
>
> http://www.lbka.org.uk/index.php
>
> I could send some to you from brussels (from Okno or other place), but it
> is better you find some localy.
>
> Olm-e
>
>
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