In a message dated 8/17/1999 8:47:23 PM, A440A@AOL.COM writes: << In non-technical terms, it is more like a "boing" and can last two seconds or so. I have isolated it several times in the long bass struts on the Yamaha's. The last time was a older CF, When did the V-pro process begin?. >> Ed; Shucks guy that's "technical enough for me :-) yep thats what I consider "plate ring" and in as many venues as you operate in that use miked instruments I can see where it might be a problem. I think that Ron's suggestion of a plate strut might change the mass characterics enough to at least quieten it down, if not eliminate it. There was a recording studio here years ago that had an old M&H with quite a pronounced "plate ring" especially showed up in the recording process...we cured that problem by putting a 'huge' old bass speaker magnet on the offending strut...it worked but it was the sound engineers idea not mine :-) As for the "CF" they have 'sand cast plates' and have never had a v-pro plate if I'm not mistaken. Jim Bryant (FL)
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