Pinning and Tone

[Marcel Carey]

I remember a class given by Chris Robinson quite a few years ago using
a 3-D spec. analyser.

Marcel Carey RPT
Sherbrooke, QC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of
> James Ellis
> Sent: 14 octobre, 2003 09:29
> To: caut@ptg.org
> Subject: Pinning and Tone
>
>
> I have been reading these posts about the effect of
> center-pinning on tone.
>  Has anyone done any definitive tests to actually measure
> the effect -
> i.e., with a three-dimensional spectrum analyzer, for example, where
> absolutely nothing is changed except the pinning?  This is
> an interesting
> subject, but one where speculation and subjective opinions
> need to be
> replaced with actual measurements.  The first step should
> be to MEASURE how
> much difference it actually makes.  The next step, and the
> HARD one, should
> be to measure minute hammer and string motions at the time
> of impact, and
> figure out HOW and WHY it happens.  I'm trying to figure
> out how I would do
> this.  I do have some ideas, but they aren't firmed up yet.
>  Is there
> anyone within 250 miles of Oak Ridge, Tennessee who is into
> this particular
> study?
>
> Jim Ellis, RPT
>
>
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