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Azrael
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Azrael
Gargoyle Instructor
Joined: 04/06/01
Posts: 2,093
12/15/2003 3:08 pm
i did some violin impersonations with a Key

you know - those realy old heavy metal keys:



they have a smooth, but not shiny surface.

its qute simple - i hold the key in my picking hand between thumb and index finger as if i was about to unlock a door. the tailpice of the key (the thing that actually unlocks the door) touches a string. rubb it along the length of the string back and forth in a small, midtempo movement. no need to apply extra pressure - just the weight of the key does it all.

sounds like a violin when you do that with distortion.

i´m sure that it works with other metal items aswell, but the important thing is, that the surface should not be completely shiny - best is something like brushed metal.

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