source file: mills2.txt Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 14:36:56 -0800 Subject: RE: Cavity Resonators (Paul E) From: Daniel Wolf Let me be a bit more clear about the problem: The problem - or virtue, depending upon your outlook - with cavity resonators is that the volume of the cavity can accomodate a wide frequency range as long as the opening is properly adjusted. Bill Colvig just builds big boxes, starts with a small hole and keeps widening it until he reaches the pitch he wants. I have used the Guatamalan-style resonators described in a small book about marimbas as starting points, but it would be sure handier to have a formula! Received: from ns.ezh.nl [137.174.112.59] by vbv40.ezh.nl with SMTP-OpenVMS via TCP/IP; Fri, 28 Mar 1997 03:48 +0100 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA20179; Fri, 28 Mar 1997 03:48:35 +0100 Received: from ella.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA20147 Received: from by ella.mills.edu via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id SAA22203; Thu, 27 Mar 1997 18:47:08 -0800 Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 18:47:08 -0800 Message-Id: Errors-To: madole@mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@ella.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@ella.mills.edu