[TheForge] Triangles

Mon May 3 22:20:17 2004

I've used 3/8 inch round, 1/2 inch round and the same in rebar. I like to
quench the angles after bending. The triangle has a better tone.

Mark
Snow Hill, Maryland

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael H. Murphy" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 9:55 PM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Triangles

> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
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> On Behalf Of Woolley
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 7:09 PM
> To: [email protected]
> 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
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
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> >On Behalf Of Rich Maynard
> >Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 5:41 PM
> >To: [email protected]
> >Subject: RE: [TheForge] Triangles
> >
> >Good point. And with one being twice as long as the other, they should be
> an
> >octave apart.
> >
> >Rich M.
> >
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: [email protected]
> >>[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Michael Horgan
> >>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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