Suppose I really "wake-up" an instrument, so it's REALLY wide awake, panting with excitement, ready for more. And then I stop and put it back in its case. Isn't that cruel? Doesn't it get, like,...
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Suppose I really "wake-up" an instrument, so it's REALLY wide awake, panting with excitement, ready for more. And then I stop and put it back in its case. Isn't that cruel? Doesn't it get, like,...
Noted anthropologist Margaret Mead was once married to philosopher Gregory Bateson. Bateson revolutionized communications theory with a simple statement. Before, CT (as originated by Claude Shannon)...
I tried to keep it simple! Not trying to get definitive answers, just to see if anything worth pursuing is there.
I suggested an open tuning because the mechanical strummer's playing won't sound...
1. Define "opening up" and "waking up" in quantifiable terms.
2. The contention is that "opening up" and "waking up" produce noticeably different sound signatures than un-open and un-awake...
A subset of OldTime / FolkJazz that I call Rabid Retro
I touched on this in one of these threads but I'll proceed here. We have contentions that an instrument's acoustic properties ('sound') change 1) over the course of days (if new) or 2) over years,...
That is precisely what I said. IF there is a change in sound (sonic signature) AND it is noticeable THEN we might be on to something. So we run a test as I suggested. A positive result indicates that...
As I have suggested, such is not necessary. We can instead test samples of stressed soundboards for changes in sonic signatures over limited times. Will the signatures evolve, and in what manner(s),...
Except that blind listening and playing tests show that more esteemed and prized (and higher-priced) instruments can NOT be consistently distinguished from their 'lesser' counterparts. And if a...
Yes, it's still exciting after since forever playing string instruments. Over a half-century (intermittently) on mountain dulcimer but finding new fingerings for SURF CITY still knocks me out. Almost...
I forget if I suggested this here or in the other thread, but such comprehensive testing is fun but unneeded. The main question is, do changes in tonewoods over time noticeably affect their acoustic...
Hi Richard: What I see in many comments are presumptions and perceptions but not data. Tests suggested are fairly simple: expose sheets of various woods treated in various ways to various stresses...
Of course there's more to being a music professional than stardom and groupies and such. My late mother-in-law was an esteemed musician, a seminary-trained performer, teacher, choral director, and...
Just don't open it with a hacksaw or drill. ;) Maybe if we beat the cr@p out of it. Yeah, that's pretty aggressive.
I recall hard-riding my old Ventura acoustic guitar with metal fingerpicks. I...
I never said wood structure doesn't change. I asked if the changes can be shown to affect acoustics. I can also wonder if such acoustic changes are consistent and repeatable -- that should be...
Hey amateurs: Do you dream of a music career?
Way back in my high school days (during the Jurassic era) I was sort of in a band. I left -- they really didn't need a dulcimer player. ;) The band...
Exactly. The Roshomon effect. And our personal perceptions vary with mood, age, place, weather, and beer/drug consumption. All my instruments sound much better after tall Guinness or three.
Quite. Flexing fingers really opens-up the sound.
There's also the matter of changing environments. Does the instrument feel more 'open' when playing in large or small spaces, or with reflective...
Mimmo said the new Nylgut strings have the same tension as metal strings so they likely will not provide much relief for pained hands. For a real difference, put Nylgut Aquila Fifths strings on an...
I have no doubt woods change over time. But the questions are:
* How do various instrument-making woods change?
* What are the changes of woods in different environments, different humidities,...
To be comprehensive, since all woods are not the same, we need a set of boxes made of veneers of spruce, maple, koa, redwood, et al. A further experiment would double the number of boxes, half of...
I suspect analyzing constructed instruments over time would be NP-complex i.e. it ain't gonna happen. It *would* be possible to acoustically analyze representative samples of commonly-used woods over...
I have many older instruments I bought used and so have no idea how they sounded new. My bought-new mandos and 'ukes are too new to show any noticeable change. Of my older bought-new instruments...
And? ;)
For a quiet mini-tenor banjo, get a concert or tenor banjo-'ukulele and string it with an Aquila Nylgut Concert Fifths set 31U. Might not be loud enough for ITM jams though. Oh well.
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That is just WRONG!
Everyone knows it's a waltz.
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