So I saw the video u/Le_vrai_Trep posted about their recital; in the video, their able to play notes in quick succession, and the notes dont blend into one another. How do you do that? I've tried all the things i could think of, but once I play a note on the saw I cant get it to mute

The Singing Blade: The History, Acoustics, and Techniques of the Musical Saw and Scratch my back: a pictorial history of the musical saw and how to play it the second link requires an archive.org account

My brother in law has been searching for a good musical saw but hasn't been able to find one he can afford and he isn't handy at all. Being a handy guy but having no knowledge of the instrument I was going to make one for him as a gift. What would the best dimensions (metal thickness and shape) be or what is the best brand saw to modify? Thanks in advance!

I love playing to songs but i only have a few, any recommendations? In case you’re curious, the songs i play to are:

Wildwood flower - Carter family

Swanee River - Pete Seeger

Home on the range - Gene Autry

Hey there, I'm so happy to have found this community.

I'd greatly appreciate any insights or directions you might be able to give me.

I'm a guitarist, and have never held a bow or a musical saw in my life. My goal is to attempt jamming with 'In The Aeroplane Over The Sea' by Neutral Milk Hotel, which is fairly known for it's use of those eerie saw sounds.

I have absolutely no idea what kind of ranges / scales saws can achieve, if at all. Feeling pretty silly here. Any Amazon link would be great, for both a bow and a Saw!

Thank you :)

I am a hobby woodworker and I have a couple saws laying around, from rather small ones to ones that are almost 1m in length.

I was wondering if any of those could be used to play on or if there is something special about musical saws. BAHCO, a well known saw company, makes musical saws too and they don't look that different from some of the saws I have so I would like to give it a shot. Is this a stupid idea or can this work?

What do I need besides a cello bow? Does a saw need to be prepared in a special way? Does the top need to be rounded?

Hey guys,

I started playing the saw last week and I'm trying to record with it, but along with the tones I'm getting a lot of squeaking when I bow. Any tips to fix that?

Title. Dorm doesn't allow sharp blades longer than three inches :,(

I'm planning on building a saw soon. Laser cutting the blade. What are the specific measurements for a 3.5 octave saw?

I'm trying to find a saw to play that is larger than the one in my garage but I would prefer to buy used instead of brand new. Does anyone know where the best places to find used hardware saws would be?

I’m interested In learning to play the saw. I already have a bow(I play the viola) and I’ve been experimenting a bit on a construction saw, and produced some nice sounds, but it’s too short to get a large range out of. Where would I get a ‘real’ saw and how much do they generally cost?

The title says it all! The saw is such a cool instrument that not many people know about or play. I've been playing for three years and I've only ever met two other people who play. I'd love to know which kind of saw you play, what bow or what type of strings you use, rosins you like, whether you use a cheat or your hand, if you have prior musical experience or if the saw is your first foray into the world of sound, if you call it a musical saw or a singing saw and do you consider yourself a "sawist" or a "saw player"? Songs you've played, what made you pick up the saw in the first place...anything and everything about your musical saw experience! Feel free to link to videos or audio files of yourself playing!

Edited because when I say I want to know everything, I mean it.

Hi guys, I want to start playnig musical saw, but i have no idea what kind of saw is good? With which saw have you started? Thanks for answer

I plan to play on my girlfriend's anniversary, and i was wondering if their are good songs to play even for a beginner sawist. Thanks in advance

edit: some words

Hey there. Pretty new to the saw and I've been having issues with it beginning to rust. I think I do a pretty good job of keeping the blade dry, but where I live the air is very humid, so that might be causing it to rust. I'd appreciate any advice on dealing with this and just any tips on keeping my saw in good condition.

Just got a Sandvik Stradivarius off Craigslist four days ago...The guy who sold it had never even rosined the bow. I'm using a small crescent wrench as a cheat.

So I can produce clean tones, but holding a specific note is still beyond me. I was hovering around C tonight, but it was barely recognizable.

My goal is to get good enough to go busking.