From: eileen blumenthal <hrotsvitha-AT-earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] inner string technique Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 11:59:14 -0400 To: puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org Hi- My new book, Puppetry: A World History, has pictures of three types of internal stringing: the Signoret system (picture on p. 49), a mechanical creche (picture on pi 232-33), and a puppet from the Hun Luong tradition in Thailand (picture on p, 48). Unfortunately, you can't see the internal mechanisms in any of the pictures , but the Signoret and Thai pictures give some idea of how the system worked. In all three cases, all the strings ran inside the puppet's body and all emerged from one hole at the bottom. I hope this helps. Eileen On Sep 18, 2005, at 3:07 PM, Robert Rogers wrote: > I am wondering if anyone has information which describes (or > illustrates) the inner stringing technique used by the Obraztsov > company (I'm assuming it involves strings). If you don't know what > I'm referring to, think of rod puppets that have no rods attached > to their hands, but mechanisms that run through their wrists, > elbows and shoulders. > > Thanks, > > Robert Rogers > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org > Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit- > driftline.org > Archives: http://www.driftline.org > _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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