Vibrator as Diagnostic

Robert Goodale rrg@nevada.edu
Mon, 12 Jul 1999 00:01:32 -0500



Bill Ballard wrote:

> I'd been listening to a grunting sound, like a fallboard-to-front-stretcher
> or loose metal lyre brace, during the tuning of a Falcone 74, sympathetic
> to F4. In trying to chase it down, the best I could come up with was that
> it was coming from inside the action cavity (loud and clear).

<snip>

> What I needed was a signal generator, tunable to any pitch in the hearing
> range which could drive a speaker magnet to inject 348 Hz  onto various
> spots inside the action cavity. It would sure excite the sympathetic
> vibration.

You might want to check surplus equipment stores around your area.  Besides
often having some really cool odd-ball stuff, you may find an old analog signal
generator.


Rob Goodale, RPT



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