At 1:45 PM -0500 5/6/03, Ron Nossaman wrote: > I would like to weave some braid in there. > Questions: > 1) Should I? (duh) > >How else are you going to know if that's where your problem is? That >is, unless you're planning on using one way, non-removable death >grip braid and only get one chance to guess. Masking tape will do a good job of muting the strings, and during the time required for the experiment, will not gum of the strings. At 8:29 PM -0500 5/6/03, Charles E. Faulk wrote: >And, if you run with >the preconceived notion that the rear duplex has to ring in tune with the >speaking length, you're on the wrong track. Try the same trick on any >Steinway and tell me if that's true. Someone will probably say that when a resonant develops in the back section, it will last longer if it's located such that the other side of the bridge has a speaking length already at work on the same frequency. Maybe it's a better idea to distribute that mechanical energy evenly and randomly. >Just change the word 'cacophony' to 'coloration' and you're closer. It's like a soft cushion of pink noise, the 4K energy of the universe. Bill Ballard RPT NH Chapter, P.T.G. "May you work on interesting pianos." ...........Ancient Chinese Proverb +++++++++++++++++++++
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