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New Tone Evaluation System
January 29, 2008
I have just initiated a new evaluation system to make it easier to understand the tonal qualites of the rims I am testing. There is a new article which describes the system and I have applied the system to the "Sound Vault" which has photos and recordings of the rims I have made and tested. Also I have revised the article entitled "Grenadilla: The Ultimate Tonering Wood?" The main reason for the revision is that I mis-identified the "Grenadilla" species used in the Hartford banjo. "Grenadilla: The Ultimate Tonering Wood?" article also features a new link to a really interesting web page written by Dick Boak, manager of the wood division for the Martin Guitar. Mr. Boak discusses the difficulties associated with identifying and procuring exotic wood species for use in instruments. Finally, the article "Testing Wood Species" has been revised because the system I proposed for evaluating wood for tonerings was too complicated and will never be implemented (not enough hours in the day to do all that). It has been superseded by the new, more managable system described above.
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