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House Of Gord Dollmaker Jun 2026This article explores the concept, production history, and enduring subcultural impact of The Dollmaker . The Concept Behind The Dollmaker Gord’s background in industrial-grade rigging and metalwork set his videos apart from lower-budget competitors. The production was framed as a high-end, custom service where clients could order custom human dolls. Models were progressively encased in heavy, skintight layers of custom latex, restricted from independent movement, and subjected to intense compression using specialized gear. Production Style and Engineering Scenes often involve significant weight (e.g., 100 pounds of pressure from water containers) to force the body into specific shapes. Legacy and Availability Jeff Gord: House Of Gord Dollmaker House of Gord predates much modern internet kink. It influenced vac-bed, mummification, mannequin, and latex doll fetishes. Posts about it often come from historical kink archives or collectors of Gord's original video work. The premise of the series was framed around a fictionalized narrative with high-production reality: a wealthy patron allegedly commissions Gord to construct the ultimate "living doll." . It emphasizes "slavegirl training," severe restraint, and mechanized bondage. Part 2 (HOG13): This article explores the concept, production history, and “You are now Exhibit D,” he said, patting her silicone hair. “You will stand in the front window until dawn. If anyone buys you, you go home. If not…” He shrugged. “There’s always the incinerator.” He pressed a button. The stand’s internal vacuum sucked out all the air, sealing her completely inside a doll’s body. She couldn’t move. Couldn’t see. Could only feel the slow, machine-regulated pulse of air in and out of her lungs. "House of Gord" was Gord AJ's production company and website. Design & Construction: Models were progressively encased in heavy, skintight layers The Dollmaker series represents one of Gord’s most ambitious conceptual projects. It centers on the psychological and physical transformation of women into living "dolls," stripped of their autonomy through elaborate costumes and mechanical restraints. The videos featured heavy counterweights, water-container pulley systems, and automated winches. These tools applied precise, mechanical pressure to contort models into suspended positions. |
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| In synthesizer experiments you select the amplitudes and phases of the fundamental and 9 overtones to construct the beginning of a Fourier series. The sum is seen on a graphics display and the signal is available as sound card output. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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You can test the Helmholtz assumption that the relative phases of the overtones are irrelevant to hearing. |
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In analyser experiments you capture sound from the sound card or from a WAV file up to several seconds long, select the starting time of the time slice and analyse time and frequency responses. The example shows the spectrum of a piano playing a middle C (262 Hz). The non-harmonic overtones are clearly seen. (Due to the stiffness of the string, the frequencies of the partials are too high.) |
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| You may filter data with a digital filter and display spectrograms in color mode. This example shows the spectrogram taken from the word "harris" in the frequency range 0..10 kHz with a 4096-point-FFT every 2 ms (post processing). The formants of "i" and the high spectral components of "s" are clearly visible. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Short time spectral information may also be displayed in a 3-D representation, called "waterfall". The following example shows the waterfall spectrum of the same word "harris" as before. The red layer picks out the spectrum of "i" where the formants are visible again. The presentation may be rotated automatically or manually with scroll bars, in order to select the best "camera point". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Download version 1.15, June 2009: OVERTONE.ZIP
(1.55 MB) Unpack in a new folder, read README.TXT and start OVERTONE.EXE For more information, send e-mail to address given in README.TXT Unterrichtseinheit Analyse von Klangspektren von Alain Hauser (in German) |
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