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<p>Robert Scott wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Glenn C. writes:
<p>> Story & clark used to have those store demonstration 3-4 inch
wide
<br>> strips of
<br>> soundboard with a tuning fork screwed to the middle and a tension
rack
<br>> below.
<br>> The fork was struck and then the rack engaged to produce varying
amounts
<br>> of
<br>> crown in this little strip of board. Of course the tuning fork tone
<br>> increased
<br>> dramatically when crowned. Problem is, it's an awfully small footage
of
<br>> soundboard, is this really a reliable proof of crown producing
<br>> amplification
<br>> (or at least good transmission) ?
<p>No, I don't think so. All it really proves to me is that when
the board
<br>is flexed, the nut and washer holding the tuning fork to the board
make
<br>better contact with the board. It is not very representative
of what goes
<br>on with a glued bridge instead of a screwed tuning fork.
<p>-Robert Scott
<br> Ypsilanti, Michigan
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<p><br>Hey Robert, FWIW, the model I have doesnt have a nut and washer.
It has a small bridge thingy with the tuning fork mounted snuggly in it.
<p>RicB
<br>
<p>--
<br>Richard Brekne
<br>RPT, N.P.T.F.
<br>UiB, Bergen, Norway
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