So I've been holding off on using the sixty dollar digital voice recorder I bought before Christmas until I could think of a useful sound to record. Needless to say, one of the songs I'm making for my album "Under the Twilight Tree" needs a melody to spice it up, and I think I've thought of just the thing.

I plan on using some sort of glassware (wine glasses, cups, etc) to record either light and staccato or lengthy taps with a lot of reverberation. I plan on recording several different pitches (trying out putting water in the glass to see how that works) and then I'll piece it all together.

There's a few problems I have though, and I was hoping you guys could help me out. For starters, what should I use to tap the glass? I don't want to scratch, or worse, break the stuff as it isn't mine. But I want to get a clear tone with a consistent pitch so that I don't have to do this again for a while.

Also, what should the acoustics of the room be like? Should the room be small, or should I try to record in a spacious area? If it doesn't really matter that much, I'll probably just set things up in my kitchen; makes setting everything up and cleaning it all afterwords easier.

Thanks all,
TwilightShade