Cut off bars and resonant frequency

[Ron Nossaman]

David Love wrote:
> When adding a fairly large cutoff bar is there any inherent danger of
> raising the resonant frequency of the panel and thereby altering the balance
> of partial development and strength (making the upper partials in the tenor
> and bass section louder, for example), or am I misunderstanding the role and
> consequence of a panel's resonant frequency?

The bass and lower tenor are out of the affected area, so I'd 
say no. I'd also presume that when adding a cutoff, you'd also 
make whatever adjustments to rib number and dimensions that 
you considered reasonable, so it shouldn't come up.

Ron N