[CAUT] Baldwin SD-10

[Cy Shuster]

Jim,

Without prying into your method, is this coupling the reason that a drop of 
glue on the duplex can work?  (extra mass changing its frequency)

--Cy--

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Ellis" <claviers at nxs.net>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Baldwin SD-10


> So, what are the solutions for a sizzling front duplex?  There are a few
> that will work:  However, they are NOT muting the duplex (which will make
> the tone dull and decrease the sustain), NOR raising the string rest so
> high that it will put the angle across the capo bar so steep that the
> string will dig in and make deep grooves.  The trick is to put those 
> duplex
> string sections OFF resonance with the partials of the speaking lengths
> without muting them.  I'm told that Scott Jones' "PitchLock" clips will
> sometimes do the job, but I have not tried them myself.  I have my own
> method, but it's still under development, so I'm not recommending it just 
> now.
>
> Sincerely, Jim Ellis, RPT