Steel Guitar Builder

I may open up a can of worms here but I've never claimed to be anything but an opinionated, incorrigible old codger - so here goes. A typical wood screw has threads which not only taper in diameter but also in depth as well as one moves towards the tip of the screw. It's been my experience that, whe...

The phrase was "Americanized" by a good friend of mine many, many years ago so as to emphasize the "saucer" or "dish". No matter - the meaning remains.

Bent - Sorry to disappoint you, but the term "sinusoidal" refers to a waveform whose amplitude is a function of the sine of the angle through which it has travelled as it is generated. The waveshape of the AC voltage at the electrical outlets in your home is, essentially, "sinusoidal" in shape. It i...

The last link that Ross supplied has mp3 snippets of the Harmos sound - what there is of it. Might interest a bunch of rock-'n-rollers but not many others. Approaches a "sinusoidal" waveform sans the character that overtones provide. Folks like Bent and Dave don't have to be concerned about THAT com...

I'd be "over the moon" too, were it mine! Absolutely marvelous, Dave.

Richard

Ross - Thanks for the links. I had that machine in the back of my mind but couldn't, for the life of me, remember the name. A few folks with an eye towards mechanical elegance might enjoy that guitar. For the most part, though, I suspect that the vast majority will prefer the "traditional" look. Ric...

Will - Ah! Colin Chapman - Lotus - Jimmy Clark - Graham Hill. Ya brought back a lot of memories for me. You're absolutely right in one regard - if it doesn't contribute positively to good tone, then why have it? But that begs my number one burning question - Exactly what DOES contribute to good tone...

http://www.maserati-alfieri.co.uk/alfieri06ppp.htm

This is the best one. Scroll down. One wonders how this thing stayed together until you consider the strength of triangulation.

Richard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOHdoGloW7M

Another one but in a video. The triangulation is most obvious.

Richard

http://no1speed.blogspot.com/2011/11/ma ... dcage.html

One view of just one iteration of the "Birdcage" concept.

Richard