> The thing I wonder is whether moving the CP to the hammer will cause > more energy to be transferred to the string, as you say, or cause the > hammer to rebound more vigorously, which would seem to result in less > energy being transferred to the string. Or perhaps cause less energy to be re-absorbed by the hammer with the shorter contact time, resulting in more energy given to the string. >>Bill Spurlock recommends in his hammer hanging pamphlet to thin the treble >>shanks to remove mass, saying that will eliminate some of the "woody" sound >>that the you get in the extreme treble. I wonder if the woody sound is a >>result of the cp moving away from the hammer closer to the pivot. The >>resulting higher reaction force could be vibrating the shank assembly >>generating the noise. Thinning the shanks would move the cp back closer to >>the hammer. > >An interesting observation. Could be. Or perhaps a shorter string contact time as a result of the lower mass, killing less of the non-woody upper partial energy. As long as observations are being entertained... Ron N
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