plate reverb/instrument

[jon.l.hunter]

hey all
I wanted to know what is involved in a plate reverb.
It is not so much that I want build my own but I want build an instrument for crazy noise stuff
that would be based on plate reverb.

what drives the metal plate?
is the pickup a contact mic
or a electric guitar style pickup

I plan to stike and scrape the plate so it is going to be
thicker than I imagine a traditional plate would be

[jmedigital]

I found this article interesting. May help you with ideas?.

http://www.prosoundweb.com/recording/ta ... /plate.php

[headman]

Have you ever tried to strike, scratch, ,pluck and otherwise mutilate a Hammond (Accutronics ) spring reverb?........great fun and the notes are almost musical

[jon.l.hunter]

Thats a great artical
thanks

[wez]

you should talk to david mccluney about his (in)famous piano-frame reverb!

basically a bunch of strat pickups on an upright piano frame. it sounds... interesting.

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[jon.l.hunter]

thats really cool
but I'm kinda pissed i didn't think of it first!

[Sheer Noise]

Are there any sound samples floating around? I'd love to hear it!!

Dave