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http://micro.soonlabel.com/harmonic_series/20140217_bowed_d_cello.mp3

it may take a bit of time before the music starts to play

Solo for DIY Electric Cello in D Harmonic Series the main point was to explore what I could do with only one note and its octave. I do cheat at one point because I bow behind (or one could say below) the bridge. The piece is in a sense minimalistic and microtonal since it is built on the harmonic (and inharmonic) series of the strings (depending on bowing technique).

The pictures of the instrument shows it is derived from a butchered electric bass married to a cello fingerboard bought on Amazon that is only missing a functional end pin that I need to get around to assembling. (I have the necessary parts)

Some construction details

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