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Topic: What is this?

Posted By: rileydog22
Subject: What is this?
Date 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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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: August 22 2008 at 20:25

I guess it is one of the "home-made instruments" described here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Frith - 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_%28soundtrack%29 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Step_Across_the_Border_(soundtrack)

Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date 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.

Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: August 23 2008 at 03:53

^ though it resembles a Doohickie, I think it's a Thingamabob

Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: August 23 2008 at 11:14

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.

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Posted By: Dean
Date 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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What?

Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: August 23 2008 at 21:20

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..

Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: September 03 2008 at 22:51

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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Posted By: dude
Date Posted: September 04 2008 at 04:56

YOUR ALL WRONG,ITS a WHATCHAMACALLIT!! similar to a doohickie but without the veeblefetzer

Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: September 04 2008 at 20:35

^ Sorry Dewd ol' pal -- it's clearly a chummyjigger.

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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.

Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: September 04 2008 at 21:21

^ a distant cousin of the rare zummyjaegger