Saws Specifically Made for Playing

Video Transcript

"On behalf of Expert Village, my name is Natalia Paruz, also known as "the saw lady." You can find me in New York City, and today I'm going to teach you how to play a saw. There are saws made especially for music. The difference between them and regular hardware store saws is that the teeth are usually not so sharp. Some of them even have no teeth at all because the teeth are purely ornamental for music making. There are many companies that make saws especially for music. One of the oldest one, which is still in existence in the United States today, is Muscle and Westfall. Their saw is probably the easiest one to start learning to play on. There is also in the United States the Charlie Blacklock saw. As you can see the difference between the shape of the blades. The difference between the blades actually makes a sound difference. The Charlie Blacklock saws have a mellower sound and they go deeper as well."