Pinning on new flanges

Don Mannino donmannino@comcast.net
Wed, 25 Aug 2004 19:24:41 -0700


At 07:06 PM 8/25/2004, you wrote:
>    Dwell time may not be the entire reason that changing pinning tension
>alters the sound.
>REgards,
>Ed Foote RPT

Well put, Ed.   I agree that it is a combination of factors.

I believe the contact time does change with a large change in friction, but 
the larger tonal change comes from the degree of control of the hammer head 
motion, and therefore the efficiency of energy transfer to the string.

Don Mannino RPT




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