after ring

[Ed Sutton]

Susan-
    I think needling the front side of the hammer might even give better
results than bubble gum.
       Ed

----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan Kline" <sckline@attbi.com>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 11:39 AM
Subject: Re: after ring


>
> >
> >Hi Ed,
> >             A dab of white glue applied to the wire of the forward
> > terminating, will greatly reduce that noise by de tuning the duplex.
> >Just another emergency fix.
> >Regards Roger
>
> Hi, Roger
>
> I agree that a drop or two of white glue applied to the front duplex wire
> will often douse some of the jangle, but I don't feel that it is done by
> detuning the duplex. It doesn't seem to me that having the duplex exactly
> in tune with a partial of the speaking length is the problem. Instead, I
> think that the wire, slightly flattened by pressure of the V-bar, carves
> itself a little saddle and then jingles around in it when played loudly.
>
> White glue remains a little bit pliable when dried out. I think that the
> drops on the wire just absorb some of the vibration. I imagine that bubble
> gum (yuk) would do the same thing.
>
> Just MHO --
>
> Susan
>
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