So, Addi Somekh uses two balloons (he says 3, but I can't see where the other one goes) to make a 'Balloon Bass with a three octave range. The round balloon is the resonator, and the 'string' is a long thin 'modelling' balloon, not inflated. Yes, there are recordings and they sound pretty good, although the tuning is a little haphazard. (Thanks, JM)
Posted by Tom Whitwell.
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its how he attaches the skinny balloon to the long one, and how he mics it, that i don't understand.
The third balloon is inside the larger resonator balloon. In one of his photos you can see a partially inflated yellow balloon inside the larger clear balloon.
So, Addi Somekh uses two balloons (he says 3, but I can't see where the other one goes) to make a 'Balloon Bass with a three octave range. The round balloon is the resonator, and the 'string' is a long thin 'modelling' balloon, not inflated. Yes, there are recordings and they sound pretty good, although the tuning is a little haphazard. (Thanks, JM)
Posted by Tom Whitwell. 
: 3:32 pm