RIPPEN soundboards

[Newton Hunt]

Wow, this guy doesn't speak the language well but he asks
super questions.  I think he is referring to the effects of
not having a cut off bar at the corners of the board.  _I_ 
look forward to Del's explanation.

		Newton

ruud billenkamp wrote:
> 
> Hey Delwin,
> Nice to read about your work and ideas.
> even my point is clearer. Just found my dictionary so it's time to
> explain...
> 
> Kristinn, here is my Uhhh..
> Thank my diction...
> 
> A vibrating wire gives a clear sound when it's hold strongly between the
> tuning- and the hitch pins. Pressed down at V-bar's, by Capo's, wrenged
> between the bridgepins.
> These two pins are solid fixed in wood and iron construction.
> The wire is in contact with the soundboard so the vibration is taken over by
> the soundboard.
> When the soundboard is glued around it's perimeter we have a copy of the
> vibration of the string, here comes my points,
> the vibration took place between two solid fixed points.
> Exept the freefloating boards! They can move a little at one side so, in my
> opinion, the Tone is not straight. The strobo of my tuner gives a 8 leds
> wide screen instead of 5 normally.
> There is some noise around it and I think that noise is made by the unknown
> length of the vibration of the soundboard!
> When the soundboard is fixed you can measure the length of the vibration.
> But not at freefloating ones.
> Can you follow my thoughts.. Delwin?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Rudyard
> 
> >
> > >
> > >Points clear now???
> > >
> > >Regards,
> > >
> > >Del
> >
> >
> > Yes, clearer they are.
> >
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Kristinn
> >
> >