The Parkstone Melody
Saw is available in 3 sizes, 22", 26" and 30" and is made from fully ground carbon steel 80. This specially made
saw uses incredibly flexible steel and allows the
saw to be played with a bow when placed between the knees. The
saw does have teeth but these are NOT sharpened or set as with normal
saws. We also take around 4" of the teeth off from the bottom end of the
saw to ensure these do not catch on your clothes whilst playing.
We have recently developed our range of
Musical Saws with the assistance of Charles Hindmarsh, The Yorkshire
Musical Saw Player (www.playthesaw.co.uk) and have even got a guide that is available with these
saws to help you get started. Our range is intended to cater for beginners and more advanced players with a range of budgets and catered for.
The 22"
saw is more of a soprano
saw and maybe somewhat easier for the beginner to play.
The 30" is a bass
saw and is capable of 2 and a half octaves.
The length of the
saw changes the depth of the sound.
We have two handle options which means we can help keep the cost down for beginners. This
saw's original specification as per Roberts & Lee
Saws who made these prior to us purchasing this company, has a handle made from American Black Walnut. We have also added a beech handle range (standard handsaw handle shape) for the beginners.
These
saws can be played using any bow. We also have a "cheat" available which is the wood attachment often used to help bend the blade. This makes playing much more comfortable as the thumb can tire after playing for a while. Please select this if needed.
This is a great gift item!
Bow not included with
saw but are available as a separate option (see below).
To listen to some great examples of some of my personal favourites of people playing the
Musical Saw, these can be found on the internet....
Austin Blackburn from Britain's Got Talent who played "You Raise Me Up" to the Judges....
Ian Harris on "Love is The End" by Keane, taken from their album "Perfect Symmetry". Amazing as a live version.....
