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    Posted: August 20 2008 at 01:34
I was watching Step Across the Border, a documentary/art film about Fred Frith, and in one of the scenes taken from his stay at the home of a Japanese family he is messing with this:


It swings back and forth and it makes sounds and I really want to know what it is.  Can anybody help me here? 

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Points: 11979 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 22 2008 at 20:25
I guess it is one of the "home-made instruments" described here:

Fred Frith (1-3, 5-22, 24-26) – guitar, violin, bass guitar, DX7, Casio, percussion, bottles, home-made instruments, voice

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Step_Across_the_Border_(soundtrack)
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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 23 2008 at 03:41
I do believe you have discovered the elusive doohickey. Big%20smile
I'd love to see that film.


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Points: 65266 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 23 2008 at 03:53
 ^ though it resembles a Doohickie, I think it's a Thingamabob
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Whatever it is, it's fine,it's fine,it's fine,it's fine,it's fine,it's fine,it's fine,it's fine.

Don't worry, it's like that.
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 23 2008 at 20:52
I don't think it's homemade, may be some kind of wind whistle/flute, like a pigeon whistle, perhaps used in religious ceremonies or processions. Can you describe the sound?
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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

I don't think it's homemade, may be some kind of wind whistle/flute, like a pigeon whistle, perhaps used in religious ceremonies or processions. Can you describe the sound?


Like the sound of one hand clapping..
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That was mentioned a couple of times in the film, actually. 

It wasn't a wind instrument, Frith at one point was holding it still without blowing on it or anything and it still made sounds. 

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Points: 1338 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2008 at 04:56
YOUR ALL WRONG,ITS a WHATCHAMACALLIT!! similar to a doohickie but without the veeblefetzer
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^ Sorry Dewd ol' pal -- it's clearly a chummyjigger.Stern%20Smile
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Points: 65266 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2008 at 21:21
 ^ a distant cousin of the rare zummyjaegger
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