The Behavior of Soundboards - Chronology

[David Skolnik]

At 11:18 AM 02/27/2002 -0500, Stephen Birkett wrote:
>Now that the discussion has calmed down - I found it difficult to follow 
>the various
>threads while the salvos were going back and forth - perhaps this would be 
>a good point
>to present a short, dispassionate synopsis of these key experimental 
>anomalies and
>observations that need explanation.


In the spirit of synoptic comradery, I would like to offer this, hopefully, 
inclusive chronological list of the various related threads of this topic 
since its origin on November 30, 2001.  This would presumably be of use to 
anyone attempting to follow the discussion using the archives.

Negative Bearing                (11/30/01 - 12/04/01)
Sound in soundboards            (12/03/01 - 12/04/01)
Soundboard grain angle  (12/03/01 - 12/06/01)
Modal Analysis          (12/04/01 - 12/06/01)
Sound waves                     (12/05/01 - 12/08/01)
Soundboard vs string            (12/08/01 - 12/10/01)
Sound waves(The behavior of soundboards)        (12/15/01 - 2/07/02)
Rocking bridges         (12/24/01 - 12/31/01)
Sound Waves physics             (12/25/01 - 12/26/01)
Sound Propagation               (1/06/02 - 1/10/02)
Sound waves(a neat experiment) (1/17/02 - 1/20/02) Also:  Sound waves 
(another experiment)
Wapin Bridge                    (1/24/02 - 1/31/02)
On the course of discussion     (2/04/02 - 2/05/02)
Bass Bridges made of Spruce!    (2/25/02 - 2/27/02)
Aprons and holey bridges        (2/27/02 - 3/01/02)
Vibrating strings and bridges   (3/14/02)
On the course of discussion(the behavior of soundboards)        (2/25/02 - 
2/27/02)


There is a pattern on this list, of significant discussions tapering off, 
unresolved, some, perhaps, to reemerge at a later date.  This discussion 
was too important (and exciting) to be consigned to such a fate.  Perhaps 
too, it has outgrown the present format of the list.  I don't know if it's 
possible, and I certainly don't know if it is advisable, but, over the 
years, the original list created spin off lists, ie, CAUT, PTG-L, HUMOR... 
.   More thoughts to follow.


David Skolnik