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In Reply to: RE:. staining and other surface treatments posted by unclestu on January 25, 2013 at 13:24:25
Soundboard is a clever idea
I attached jujube wood & rudraksha to heatsink with dammar varnish like natural glue ! !
:)
tweaker
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These are from Taylor , Breedlove & Mike Hammond Guitar web sites .How much compatible with Audio gears ?
tweaker
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Spruce is the basis for the majority of the instrument. It is strong and very lightweight. That being said, spruce lacks a lot of pizzaz, no gorgeous grain like rosewood or ebony, etc. As a result most audiophiles shun its use preferring something prettier.In my listening, rosewoods have a very nice midrange, koa has good bass (no real highs though, and I live where koa grows wild). Cocobolo sounds pretty good but again fails at the frequency extremes. Walnut is very warm but messy sounding. I notice that the woods with better top end are more tightly grained.
I've been purchasing broken clarinets and other hardwood instruments off of eBay. I get great success using the wooden bodies in my system, particularly the clarinet bells and barrels. I'll post a photo or two later
Stu
Added the Michael Yee amp photo with a bell on top of a subwoofer microscan. The Tekna sonic device was designed for subs, and since the resonant frequency of the power transformers is 60 Hz it works noticebly well upon the amp. The clarinet bell, which is cracked, BTW, adds an openness and airiness to the sound again quite noticeable in my system.
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Here ,most of instruments tops is mulberry.
Have you experienced with multiple woods for results combination ?
I borrow this bell from my brother & i have to give it back soon ! :)
regards
tweaker
do make a difference,but then there is the issue of how much of each do you use. It can get very complicated, even mind boggling at times. I can't say i have tried even the beginnings of exploring this multiple wood possibility, although I have been speaking with various hobbyist builders who use a variety of woods ( unfortunately mostly for the decorative effect).
There is a clarinet builder in the Pacific Northwest; Bacun is his name and he has been exeperimenting with other woods rather than the traditional african blackwood (mPingo). He has building barrels and bells of cocobolo, and rosewood and the principle at Philadelphia (Morales)is active in their assessment.
I know when placed at the first reflective point, rosewood has a very nice midrange. cocobolo as I recall was more even but didn't jump out at me for some reson, but maybe I should go back and reevaluate.
When trying the bell place so that the wide end faces upward. I use to bells ( they were cracked and were going to be tossed) between my speakers, mounted dead center and slightly behind. One is mounted on a speaker stand. This improves the center focus and seems to bring forth the midrange so that voices are improved a with greater sense of body.
I actually use the lower joint of the clarinet with the bells, after stripping off the key work.
Actually try placing any stringed instrument in your listening room, even a broken one (I have a mandolin without a neck).Placed on the sides of the room, it imparts greater detail in the vocal and lower upper frequencies.
If you try I would appreciate your thoughts.
stu
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