Bloom

[jolly roger]

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Hi Phil,
              You have a good handle on it ,  but keep in mind a hammer with a
good elastic shoulder high on your list.   I think a hammer with the correct
amount of elasticity, will rebound from the string faster, and help create
this
kind of tone.

Regards Roger




At 07:39 AM 3/21/02 -0500, you wrote:
>I don't mean to drag this thread on forever. I am trying to get a good
>handle on the term and the interpretation from different folks.
>
>I know I have heard 'bloom' in various recordings (all classical). My
>original mentor and all-around decent human being, Larry Crabb, described
>the sound as a "booooong", using his hand in a gesture that can only be
>described as 'going away'.
>
>It seems that a real bloom can not happen without the following factors:
>
>Crown - downbearing - a good scale with 'warm' plain wire - 'perfect'
>termination - an exact and near perfect strike point - a quality hammer in
>good to excellent condition - good to excellent regulation - a harmonious
>tuning.
>
>Any compromise of the above factors will affect the overall effect of bloom.
>
>I think I've got it. Feel free to correct me.
>
>Phil
> 

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