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Location: NJ | I'd venture t'guess that they probably did a couple . . . |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by cliff:
The issue is that the vibrometer hadn't been developed (yet) when the guitars were new to gauge a comparison . . . Do we know how they determined the fundamental frequency on the originals and all early adamas 1's ??? I just assumed it was with the same vibrometer setup, but I guess maybe not.
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Location: NJ | I'd guess that sensors were probably applied to the top, and various frequencies were applied to excite it . . . |
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Location: Vermont USA | "I'd guess that sensors were probably applied to the top, and various frequencies were applied to excite it"
Her name was Bubbles
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by cliff:
sensors were... applied to the top, and various frequencies were applied to excite it . . . I did the same thing with an old girlfriend... |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Originally posted by cliff:
sensors were... applied to the top, and various frequencies were applied to excite it . . . I did the same thing with an old girlfriend... |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by lanaki:
sheesh! how OLD was she? Knowing Jeff, probably way past her expiration date. |
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Location: Orange County, California | The instructions said "Inflate to 3-6 psi" :D :p :D :p |
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Location: SoCal | I don't know what equipment they used, but in the 1970 Ovation catalog they talk about "the 'Audio Signature System', a machine capable of measuring electronic sound spectrum and documenting the guitar's audio signature."
Maybe Beal can shed some light on this.... |
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Location: NJ | See page 33 of "LeBook". |
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Location: Australia | I'm not sure if they did all the #47RI's but I'm pretty sure I did see vibrometer printouts for that model when I was at the factory last July. |
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