Musical Soundwaves

[gordon stelter]

Del. I recently finished a bridge with epoxy, letting
a little spread out over the soundboard at the base,
then finished the board with catalyzed varnish 
( bowling alley finish) with the thought that this
would transmit vibrations very quickly across the face
of the board. It' ot strung yet, but by the "knock
test" seems to have  a glorious,resonant
"THUNGGGGGGGGGG" (like a Victorian Knabe board ) as
opposed to its prior "thud". Am I on the right track?
Any other suggestions?
     Gordon 
--- Kdivad@AOL.COM wrote:
> 
> > All of the above. It's still the attack. Or at
> least the chaotic wave energy
> > created by the hammer impact against the strings.
> Keeping in mind that most
> > of what we hear during the first few milliseconds
> of the sound envelope is
> > still coming from the soundboard. So, the
> interface between the strings and
> > the soundboard, etc., still controls the energy
> transfer and, consequently,
> > most of what you hear. (There is a little bit of
> impact 
> > sound energy coming
> > directly from the plate, strings, rim, etc.)
> > 
> > Del
> 
> Del and list , has anyone tried the experiment I
> mentioned earlier, eliminating the attack and decay
> and compared?
> I can understand the attack side effect, what about
> the decay side of the equation?  Any theories?
> 
> David Koelzer 
> Vintage Pianos
> DFW


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