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Subject: Re: New Tornavoz guitar.... this one blew my mind!
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On Sunday, November 18, 2012 10:21:38 AM UTC-7, dewach...@gmail.com wrote:
> The effect of a tornavoz, is three fold, and similar to the concept of a =
Helmholtz resonator. When you pluck a string, air is forced in and out of t=
he sound hole, the speed of the air moving in and out determines the freque=
ncy of the the air mode of the body of the guitar. The tornavoz acts like t=
he throat of a beer bottle, and if you blow across the top of the bottle yo=
u will get a certain note or frequency. The slower the air moves in and out=
 the lower the note or frequency, the faster it moves in and out the higher=
 the note. The second effect is it eliminates the percussive airy attack by=
 inhibiting the speed of the air. On a very light or thin guitar you invari=
ably get a airy percussive attack, and the tornavoz works very well with li=
ghtly constructed guitars, the effect is less noticeable and perhaps even d=
etrimental if used on thicker more rigid modern guitars. Third effect is, i=
t rings slightly and give a very pleasant metallic color to the over all to=
ne. Kinda a dark and bright sound all in one. Here is a video of the incomp=
arable Gary Stewart playing a Tornavoz guitar I made for him.=20
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Sorry here are some links that work.
http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa334/MichaelThames/DSC_0330.jpg
http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa334/MichaelThames/DSC_0323.jpg
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http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa334/MichaelThames/DSC_0309.jpg
http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa334/MichaelThames/DSC_0305.jpg
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