[TheForge] Triangles

Tue May 4 19:49:01 2004

Does the carbon content make it vibrate differently? How?

Bob
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On May 4, 2004, at 2:21 PM, Gladish Family wrote:

>
>> Is it really the hardness or carbon content of the steel that changes
>> the tone or is it the shape?
>
> Both. Anything that makes it vibrate differently makes it sound 
> different,
> by definition.
> Look at any musical instrument- the materials affect the tone as much 
> as the
> construction does- same with any bell. You can make a bell out of a 
> bar of
> soap, but it probably won't sound as good as a bronze one.
>
> Andy G.
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