Too Tight Rag

Music video incorporating a mechanical tableau with Brad's performance of Blind Arthur Blake's "Too Tight Rag." From "I'll Give You The Bus Money, Honey!" released in 1998.
copyright ©2007 Bradley N. Litwin
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Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• kinetic
• sculpture
• ragtime
• guitar
• music
• mechanic
• motor
• engine
• whimsey
• illusion

[QcLoneWolf]

my favorite, and the tune <3 my friend you are a genuis, sculptor, artist and maybe a lil crasy but who is not nut a bit :-P

and here it come the 250$ question; what happend if i DO put my finger in the mystery hole???

i gess the awnser is nothing but the mystery kill's me. I bet u gonna have to kil me if you tell me, Right?

[BLitwin]

I may have to kill you, anyway! XD

[Gomezcaline]

It's a shame you weren't able to use the Geneva wheel for a full Geneva mechanism. Nice work, tho.

[BLitwin]

I was given a bunch of reject parts from PIC, many years ago. I got a couple of those nice Geneva wheels, but no drivers. You never know when I might need to make them, though.

[zzzdude9]

*places finger in hole*

What is this supposed to do?

[BLitwin]

Mmm.  Scary.

[xxtiaan]

wow you have the voice of a 1920s black guy in the body of a middle aged white guy and your some kind of mechanical equivalent of aphex twin (your sculptures look how his music sounds) Clearly one talented guy, thanks for making the world a more interesting place.

[LongIslandEddie]

Leadbelly would be proud of you and probably Nicola Tesla would too!

[painfield]

I came for the sculpture machines but I must say I'm equally impressed by your music, really nice voice. Great work!

[QcLoneWolf]

*** Run Away ***

This Way -------------->

[Zetune79]

another good tune, another great machine !

[kingmike40]

Too many brain cells. If that is possible.

[Wufnu]

Love the presentation on this one. First of all, I almost broke my monitor by trying to put my finger in there. I can't help it, the sign said not to. Secondly, love the steam engine at the top. "wha.... o.O" Third, coming to the top to a man playing an old tune like that... kinda creepy. It's a good thing. Like I said, loved the presentation.

[Mark9309]

This guy has WAY too much time on his hands

[Schenkelmeyer]

That pictoresque mystery machine and Your authentic 20's blues/rag sound synerge into something rather magic. Nice!