V-Pro discussion

[Paul S. Larudee]

JIMRPT@AOL.COM wrote:
  As to what makes a "good plate"?
> 1. A material strong enough to withstand the scale tensions applied to it.
> 2. A material that is strong enough not to flex in rather thin sections.
> 3. A material that is physically/acoustically 'neutral' to the tone
> production process or has resonance in 'a' correct range so as to be a
> compliment to the tone production process.
> 4. A material that is realtively stable during temp changes.
> 
> Hopefully others will add to or take away from this list..........
> Jim Bryant (FL)

How did you guess?  On your item 4, I think stability is less important
than having the same coefficient of expansion as the string wire (or
perhaps stable in that sense).  Also, the type of strength (i.e.
compression resistance and rigidity) is also important.

Paul S. Larudee, RPT
Richmond, CA