What I need help with is what kind of coil I can use to excite the top. Everything I've tried so far gives a very messy tone, not a nice clean tone at the desired frequencies. I know that with the right coil it will work.
I started this blog to chronicle my guitar-making and thoughts on family history. Each guitar I deliver will be accompanied by a commentary extracted from this blog. I also have a goal to work with my sister and other family members to capture the Mercer family history, particularly as it relates to our ancestors' service in the Civil War and prior pioneering movements.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
For Jari - Measuring Top Resonance
OK as I mentioned I've tried various ways, but what I really want to do is to feed a frequency signal, through a small amp to a coil to a small rare earth magnet stuck to the guitar top during the various phases of production. Here's a picture of Brian's setup, except now I know that he's using a magnet and coil, not a speaker. That way, the speaker is not part of the equation, you are exciting the top directly and it acts like a speaker
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