You are right - it really sounds like a woman singing. When I play in the subway, many people who hear my sound before seeing me, come looking for a singer :)
I DONT BELIEVE ALL GHOSTS ARE CREEPY OR BAD. , BUT I BELIEVE MANY GHOSTS ARE GOOD. PERHAPS THEY ARE ALL AROUND US SUCH AS OUR FAMILY THAT HAS PASSED OVER.
hearing your music and seeing you smile just had me burst into tears (and I'm a 32 years old russian who bathes in snow during winter, no joke), I can rarely sit through a video without swapping to other tabs, but I just got mesmerized by your music, by your smile, by the emotion, the energy, the absolute peak of some kind of spiritual happiness; it feels like I reached some point where joy and sadness just cease to exist and something entirely different manifests. This is pure magic - the physics, the art, the craftsmanship, the human emotion all come together in such harmony to form something - for me - entirely new. I hope I get to see you live at least once!!
I am so moved by your words that I read them twice. I am touched that you see and understand! You describe what I feel better than I could with words. I like how you said " point where joy and sadness just cease to exist" - I thought of it as a mix of joy & sadness to the point similar to how all the colors of the rainbow are seen as white when it is totally mixed, but I like your way of putting it, too! Thank you so much for your beautiful words!
I don't know how this will sound in english (which is not my language)...but watching these performances I've just realized that the music belongs to the ears of the listener as well as the beauty belongs to the eyes of the watcher. Everything can be music, it's up to you.
I just watched the video you made with Rob, and was fascinated by your creativity and uniqeness of the sound. I think it would perform good at expressing the protagonist's agony within musical music. thank you for showing me another instrument that I didn't know existed.
Thank you for your kind words! And, you have good ears: when Leon Theremin invented his instrument, the saw was a popular musical instrument & he aimed to imitate its sound electronically. He did a great job!
Thank you for your kind words! Most people today don't know about playing music on a saw. But this art form exists for 300 years. If you want to learn of its history th-cam.com/video/PW_aZCOJE_8/w-d-xo.html (talk starts after the demonstration)
Please send me a link to your short film - I will promote it on my social media. Please give me credit on your film like this: music: Chopin Nocturne, Natalia 'Saw Lady' Paruz (musical saw).
Thank you for your kind words, dear Greta! If you want to learn about the history of this instrument: th-cam.com/video/PW_aZCOJE_8/w-d-xo.html (talk starts after the demonstration).
I like 32". Definitely no shorter than 26". If you want, e-mail me via SawLady.com about different saws you are looking at and I'll be happy to make a recommendation.
You have such good eyes and ears! Many years ago I met thereminist Clara Rockmore (amazing musician and Leon Theremin's protégé). She told me that I remind her of herself when she was young and that the technique I developed with the saw is similar to the technique she developed with the theremin. I am impressed that you zoomed in on it! Most people only notice the similarity of the sound but not the movements.
In rock, listen to its use in the They Might Be Giant’s “James K Polk”. Incredible use, goes with the music and its subject’s times regarding the subject. In any event, a great instrument when used at the right time and the right place. Same for any instrument, but especially for one rarely used and especially when both lauded and not expected in its use.
Back when I was a young " whipper - snapper " , I would play the saw in the woods at night and sometimes a panther would call back. I may have been off key
Thank you dear Michael! This is not a M&W, but a saw made for me by a fellow sawist, after I received a ticket from the police for playing in a public space with teeth on the saw (which was a M&W). I needed a toothless saw in order to be allowed to continue playing in the NYC subway.
Thank you for your kind words! I broke 2 saws, both when playing at below freezing temperatures. The cold penetrates the blade and makes it not want to vibrate, and I was forcing it to vibrate. A crack started to form at the tip. If I had not noticed it in time it would not have been good... I learned my lesson: my cut-off temperature for performing outdoors is 33 degrees.
Thank you for your kind words, Kevin! Recording for The Jinx was very fun. At some point HBO was talking about releasing an album of the music, but I guess it fell through.
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Never thought a saw could bring a tear to my eye... outside of a torture chamber, that is.
The Saw might be my new favourite musical instrument. Has a very clear and crisp sound, similar to vocals of an opera singer.
You are right - it really sounds like a woman singing. When I play in the subway, many people who hear my sound before seeing me, come looking for a singer :)
Its like a vocal imitating a violin
Play this in midnight and all ghosts will start dancing
I DONT BELIEVE ALL GHOSTS ARE CREEPY OR BAD. , BUT I BELIEVE MANY GHOSTS ARE GOOD. PERHAPS THEY ARE ALL AROUND US SUCH AS OUR FAMILY THAT HAS PASSED OVER.
@@zennabella1676Sorry but nobody said ghosts are bad or creepy here
She’s amazing... The smile on her face throughout the entire performance shows how much she truly loves playing this instrument.
hearing your music and seeing you smile just had me burst into tears (and I'm a 32 years old russian who bathes in snow during winter, no joke), I can rarely sit through a video without swapping to other tabs, but I just got mesmerized by your music, by your smile, by the emotion, the energy, the absolute peak of some kind of spiritual happiness; it feels like I reached some point where joy and sadness just cease to exist and something entirely different manifests. This is pure magic - the physics, the art, the craftsmanship, the human emotion all come together in such harmony to form something - for me - entirely new. I hope I get to see you live at least once!!
I am so moved by your words that I read them twice. I am touched that you see and understand! You describe what I feel better than I could with words. I like how you said " point where joy and sadness just cease to exist" - I thought of it as a mix of joy & sadness to the point similar to how all the colors of the rainbow are seen as white when it is totally mixed, but I like your way of putting it, too! Thank you so much for your beautiful words!
Musical saws.... Theremin unplugged.
electric saw lol
This kind of music cuts right down to your soul.
I JUST HAVE TO KEEP COMING BACK HERE EVERY SO OFTEN TO HEAR THIS AGAIN AND AGAIN. ITS SO AMAZING.
Thank you for your kind words! It makes me very happy that you like it!
@@SawLady OUT OF THIS WORLD, OUTSTANDING!!
One of the most hauntingly beautiful sounds I've heard. It feels like The Saw is daring you to try and sing along.
"The saw is daring you to try and sing along" - what a beautiful thought! I love the way you think, dear Scarlett!
@@SawLady I love the way you play! Thank you for sharing
- Mom, can I have a theremin?
- We have a theremin at home
*Theremin at home:*
You are so right!
Lol that's exactly what I thought when I first heard this
I don't know how this will sound in english (which is not my language)...but watching these performances I've just realized that the music belongs to the ears of the listener as well as the beauty belongs to the eyes of the watcher.
Everything can be music, it's up to you.
I totally agree! Just curious: what is your main language? (Your English is excellent).
@@SawLady I'm italian, and thank you but it's not excellent, I swear! 😆
1:54 sick move dude
Rob Scallon brought me here. I love it!! Who knew saw violin was a thing!!
An opera singer contained in a saw, beautiful
Thank you very much!
I just watched the video you made with Rob, and was fascinated by your creativity and uniqeness of the sound. I think it would perform good at expressing the protagonist's agony within musical music. thank you for showing me another instrument that I didn't know existed.
Thank you for your kind words! I totally agree with you about expressing agony - I'm waiting for a film-maker who might have this idea...
ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING AND THE SAW PLAYER IS TRULY INCREDIBLE!
Thank you for your kind words!
i always really loved unconventional instruments. it's so cool seeing how you can make beautiful music with the strangest things
Mind blowing!!! This instrument has such a sweeping and creepy atmosphere it creates, truly unique
How is it creepy ???
exactly - do you also agree that this thing has the potential to create the darkest Gothic music?
not creepy i would say haunting
I THINK THE PERSON JUST MEANT IT IN A GOOD WAY, A REAL GOOD WAY. I LOVE IT MYSELF.
Friend: what's your favorite instrument?
Me: the *saw*
Saw you sawing on Rob’s channel and you were just so charismatic that I had to pay my respects on your channel.
Thank you very much for your kind words! I really appreciate it!
such an interesting and puzzling instrument!! it sounds like a ghost is singing ! amazing job
This is just astounding. No words.
Thank you!
Who would have thought that such beautiful sound comes not from an Steinway or Stradivarius. But from a common household object found at Walmart.
i wonder who had the random idea to run a bow on a saw while bending in wierd shapes
You can find out info in the lecture after the demonstration (starts at 2:32) th-cam.com/video/PW_aZCOJE_8/w-d-xo.html
I violinist lumber jack got their hands on some good weed. Clearly.
An unemployed or bored carpenter wannabe musician!
I've been listening to this for years and years, it's one of my favorites versions... and still every time it's so enchanting
Thank you very much for your kind words! You brought sunshine into my heart!
Such a magical performance. Bravo!
Thank you for your kind words, dear Lee!
it is ghostly beautiful. The saw sound has just cut through my ears. :D
Thank you for your kind words! 'Cut through your ears' - what a beautiful way to say it!
Such an eerie and haunting tone, beautiful!
Thank you for your kind words!
Wow, I have a goose bumps (in a good way). I don't know why
Absolutely marvellous
Thank you for your kind words!
so beautiful...and her expressions :)
Would love to learn this instrument someday
BRILLIANT IDEA.
"Chopin Wood" with a saw.
Analog theremin.
Amazing, bravo.
Thank you for your kind words! And, you have good ears: when Leon Theremin invented his instrument, the saw was a popular musical instrument & he aimed to imitate its sound electronically. He did a great job!
I can't believe I just saw this!
Quando acho que já vi de tudo me surpreendo com esse instrumento e tocando Chopin então... Sem palavras isso que eu chamo de transmitir emoção.
This song and " Changes " are very good some of the best. You are amazing. I never git tired of listening. Thank you
Thank you so much, dear Michael!
That's amazing and eerily beautiful!❤❤❤❤❤
Beautiful. I like your style of playing.
Thank you dear Jose! I like your's!
It's like an opera voice made from old school movie effects I love it
Thank you Stephen - really good description of the sound!
Esto es hermoso es como navegar por el universo sin límites como teletransportarse atravez del tiempo
¡Gracias por tus amables palabras, querido Arturo!
oh my god this is literally so cool... it almost sounds magical in a way, i never knew that you can use a saw as an instrument until now
Thank you for your kind words! Most people today don't know about playing music on a saw. But this art form exists for 300 years. If you want to learn of its history th-cam.com/video/PW_aZCOJE_8/w-d-xo.html (talk starts after the demonstration)
Oh shit it's the saw lady. You are an absolute inspirational performer Madame, i am hypnotized
Thank you for your kind words, dear Jonathon!
that saw be Chopin some onions
Discovered you on Rob Scallon's channel. Your music is awe inspiring.
- blind subscriber from the Philippines
🙏⛑️💜🇵🇭🍻
Thank you for your kind words! Greetings from New York City to you in the Philippines!
beautiful
Thank you for your kind words, Dusty!
This is very theatrical and sublime. ty
Thank you for your kind words!
If a saw could sing, this is how it would sound
Thank you for your kind words!
there’s another classical song that begins with a sound similar to this but i can’t think of the name. the tone is so unique i love it
Clair de Lune by Debussy?
Nocturne op 9 no 2?
@@rahulsoibam9537 no not that
@@Doedenne not this one either. i’ve heard it be used in tv shows and movies in spooky scenes n such. it’s has a halloweenish vibe to it.
@@KrisMorena. Lacrimosa?
Super, tego mi było potrzeba, bo oscypki i wino i lustro już mam,...La haim!!!
It is so awsome! Beautiful my lady!🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Thank you so much for your kind words, dear Magdalena - it means a lot coming from such a fantastic musician as yourself! You are amazing on theremin!
Fabulous performances. Im taking this music for my short film
Plesse bear me
Please send me a link to your short film - I will promote it on my social media. Please give me credit on your film like this: music: Chopin Nocturne, Natalia 'Saw Lady' Paruz (musical saw).
Wow she's amazing! This instrument is fascinating.
Thank you for your kind words, dear Greta! If you want to learn about the history of this instrument: th-cam.com/video/PW_aZCOJE_8/w-d-xo.html
(talk starts after the demonstration).
Incredible, SO much hard work paying off! Subscribed!
Thank you for your kind words! Maybe one day we could play together!
@@SawLady I'd absolutely love that!
Would love to see some collabs with Rob Scallon. Loved watching the 2 of you together and it was really cool hearing that mini Metallica duet.
Thank you for your kind words! It was so very fun working with Rob - he is super talented and super nice. We were basically laughing the whole time.
Saw it with my own eyes
New sub. Abby the spoon lady recommended your channel
Absolutely beautiful
Thank you for your kind words! And - Abby the Spoon Lady is the BEST!
Bravo !
Thank you dear Jack!
for a second there I was convinced she was singing as well....
only instrument that resembles the human voice
SO VERY TRUE. YOU COULD EASILY MISTAKE IT FOR A PERSON SINGING WITH A VERY HIGH PITCHED VOICE IF YOU WASNT WATCHING THE VIDEO AND COULD ONLY HEAR IT.
You can get a sound from your saw 🪚 like no one else
I love this. You are awesome sawlady!
Thank you for your kind words!
so thats how they make the scifi noises
Natalia you are the coolest
Thank you for your kind words!
*I'm flabbergasted. Never heard a saw played this beautifully before. How do establish the key?*
Thank you for your kind words, dear Jack!
Very beautiful and handsome!
Thank you very much!
FABULOUS! You're the best!
You are amazing!!!
Thank you for your kind words!
The smile on her face makes me a little concerned about what she does with that saw on the weekends
Ha ha - I like where your mind goes :)
this is awesome! I want to play one of these, they sounds so cool.
So, THIS is what a thinny from the Dark Tower sounds like.
Mitica
Such an expressive instrument 🤙
I can’t help but hear Vitas... this is a wonderful curse on my ears
simplemente, genial.
reminds me of Vitas
HA HA, HE IS GOOD TOO.
llegue a la conclusion de que las sirenas eran hijas de carpinteros jajajajaja
jajajajaja - I love the way you think!
Genial!
*I'm goin to try it. What length saw do you recommend?*
I like 32". Definitely no shorter than 26". If you want, e-mail me via SawLady.com about different saws you are looking at and I'll be happy to make a recommendation.
Muito bom
Thank you dear Jose!
There are so many similarities to the theremin I have always thought even some of the movements.
You have such good eyes and ears! Many years ago I met thereminist Clara Rockmore (amazing musician and Leon Theremin's protégé). She told me that I remind her of herself when she was young and that the technique I developed with the saw is similar to the technique she developed with the theremin. I am impressed that you zoomed in on it! Most people only notice the similarity of the sound but not the movements.
så vakkert, gråter
Thank you for your kind words!
Beautiful
Such skill. 👏
Thank you for your kind words!
YEAH, AND I RECON IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY HARD TO PLAY A SAW, ESPECIALLY HOW SHE PLAYS IT.
wow!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful!!!
I love this
Thank you for your kind words!
Its like she is dancing with the instrument
Beautiful ....
Thank you dear Arístides!
In rock, listen to its use in the They Might Be Giant’s “James K Polk”. Incredible use, goes with the music and its subject’s times regarding the subject. In any event, a great instrument when used at the right time and the right place. Same for any instrument, but especially for one rarely used and especially when both lauded and not expected in its use.
I forgot to mention, this version of Chopin is one of those right times, right places, and by the right instrumentalist!
Thank you for your kind words, dear Robert!
Back when I was a young " whipper - snapper " , I would play the saw in the woods at night and sometimes a panther would call back. I may have been off key
You had panthers roaming about?! Where did you live?
I live in Charlton county Georgia near Folkston on the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp
I'm actually closer to Floyd's Island in the Okefenokee Swamp than I am to Folkston
I still live in the same place but I don't hear the panthers no more like I did when I was younger
I had no idea there are wild panthers in GA! I just Googled it and - wow!
man... this is expression
Thank you very much!
Magnifique
Thank you for your kind words!💖It makes me very happy that you like my rendition.
Omg!!
I'll second that.
Hello This is Michael Ray Dinkins. Is that a Musshel Westphal saw ?. Whatever it is you play very well. I could listen all day. Thank you
Thank you dear Michael! This is not a M&W, but a saw made for me by a fellow sawist, after I received a ticket from the police for playing in a public space with teeth on the saw (which was a M&W). I needed a toothless saw in order to be allowed to continue playing in the NYC subway.
These people and their rules. I'm sorry you had to deal with that. I've got a M&W saw. That nice lady is Wisconsin said she will be closing soon
That is so sad. Truly the best saw for learning to play on, I always recommend the M&W. It will really be a loss for the musical saw world.
I am so proud of evening you do. Thank you
I am so proud of everything you do. Thank you
This is amazing. מעוד יפה!
Thank you for your kind words! תודה רבה
you're awesome saw lady !
Thank you for your kind words, dear Nafis!
As a violinist I'm impressed!
I'm just curious, is it dangerous? The instrument could brake in half or rebound in your head🤔
Thank you for your kind words! I broke 2 saws, both when playing at below freezing temperatures. The cold penetrates the blade and makes it not want to vibrate, and I was forcing it to vibrate. A crack started to form at the tip. If I had not noticed it in time it would not have been good... I learned my lesson: my cut-off temperature for performing outdoors is 33 degrees.
@@SawLady great work😉
Amazing :-)
Is C#minor a good key for the saw??? Sounded good to me !!!
Saws have a proclivity for SHARP keys :)
@@SawLady Haha I see what you did there, haha.
מטורף
I Saw You - Black Sun Empire
I saw that you saw :)
I got your name from Jinx documentary. Amazing stuff!
Thank you for your kind words, Kevin! Recording for The Jinx was very fun. At some point HBO was talking about releasing an album of the music, but I guess it fell through.