[TheForge] Triangles

Fri Apr 30 21:57:00 2004

I use half-inch round hot-rolled mild steel.  3/8 square does a good job,
too.  I made one out of a spring, and it sounded real good, but
straightening out a coil spring just wasn't worth it.

Mike Murphy

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Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 7:09 PM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Triangles

What kind of steel do you use to make your triangles?

Michael H. Murphy wrote:

>I make one with four sides.  There is an eye punched in the corner opposite
>to the open corner, which has a string through it to hang the four-sided
>triangle(I call 'em dinner bells) from.  Regular three-sided dinner bells
>should have the opening on one of the bottom corners.  I've tried it both
>ways, and it works better that way.
>
>Mike Murphy
>
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>On Behalf Of Rich Maynard
>Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 5:41 PM
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>Good point. And with one being twice as long as the other, they should be
an
>octave apart.
>
>Rich M.
>
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>>-----Original Message-----
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>>Sent: 29 April 2004 23:35
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>>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Triangles
>>
>>
>>Usually down in a corner. This gives you two different lengths of steel
>>ringing, making a pleasing chime tone. Try one both ways and listen, see
>>what you think.
>>
>>At 12:12 PM 4/29/2004, you wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>Should the opening on a triangle that you ring be up next to the eye or
>>>down in one of the bottom corners?
>>>
>>>Keith "Sparky" Holmes
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