List; A while back I posted an open question concerning whether to screw, dowel, and glue the pinblock in this instrument or to leave it free floating as originally manufactured. The overwhelming concensus of opinion was for doing it "right" and I promised an update when the work was completed. The comparisions follow: sustain time Before: After: Change: -------------------------------------------------------- NOTE B3--20 25 +25% B4--21 28 +33% A5--24 32 +33% B6--09 14 +55% -------------------------------------------------------- Methodology: Both counts were taken at A440. Counts were moderate speed and done with open damper, plucked string. All counts were repeated three times. I expected the results to improve in the middle section but the improvement of sustain time in B6 I find quite amazing. (Less power in note and more easily absorbed by the floating pinblock/plate?) Oddly enough the volume of the instrument does not seem to have been affected by similar amounts. I am sure that someone out there can explain this to us. Jim Bryant (FL)
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